WoRMS taxon details
Thalasseus sandvicensis (Latham, 1787)
413044 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:413044)
accepted
Species
Sterna cantiaca · uncertain > unassessed
Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, terrestrial
(of Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787) Latham, J.; Dwight, J.; Latham, J.; Latham, J.; Latham, J.; Padley, C.; Philips, E.; Tucker, M. B. (1787). Supplement to the General synopsis of birds. 298 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33046575#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 266 [details]
page(s): 266 [details]
WoRMS (2026). Thalasseus sandvicensis (Latham, 1787). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413044 on 2026-10-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787) Latham, J.; Dwight, J.; Latham, J.; Latham, J.; Latham, J.; Padley, C.; Philips, E.; Tucker, M. B. (1787). Supplement to the General synopsis of birds. 298 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33046575#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 266 [details]
page(s): 266 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Collinson, J. M.; Dufour, P.; Hamza, A.A.; Lawrie, Y.; Elliott, M.; Barlow, C.; Crochet, P.-A. (2017). When morphology is not reflected by molecular phylogeny: the case of three 'orange-billed terns' Thalasseus maximus, Thalasseus bergii and Thalasseus bengalensis (Charadriiformes: Laridae). <em>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 121(2):439–445. [details]
taxonomy source Efe, M A, Tavares, E S, Baker, A J and Bonatto, S L. (2009). Multigene phylogeny and DNA barcoding indicate that the Sandwich tern complex (Thalasseus sandvicensis, Laridae, Sternini) comprises two species. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 52, 263-267., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.03.030 [details]
taxonomy source Efe, M A, Tavares, E S, Baker, A J and Bonatto, S L. (2009). Multigene phylogeny and DNA barcoding indicate that the Sandwich tern complex (Thalasseus sandvicensis, Laridae, Sternini) comprises two species. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 52, 263-267., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.03.030 [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Imarpe. (2022). Informe ejecutivo del crucero 2202-04 de Evaluación Hidroacústica de Anchoveta y Otros Recursos Pelágicos, realizado entre el 15 de febrero al 09 de abril del 2022. <em>Imarpe.</em> 57p., available online at https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/3084651/INFORME%20EJECUTIVO%202202-04.pdf?v=1652289648 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source AviList Core Team. (2025). AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025. , available online at https://www.avilist.org/checklist/v2025/ [details]
[request]additional source AviList Core Team. (2025). AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025. , available online at https://www.avilist.org/checklist/v2025/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | sterni dimërak [from synonym]dallëndyshja e detit këmbëshkurtër [from synonym] | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Гривеста рибарка [from synonym] | [details] |
| Danish | splitterne [from synonym] | [details] |
| Dutch | grote stern [from synonym] | [details] |
| English | sandwich tern [from synonym]Sandwich tern | [details] |
| French | sterne caugek [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Brandseeschwalbe [from synonym] | [details] |
| Hebrew | שחפית שחורת-מקור [from synonym] | [details] |
| Italian | beccapesci [from synonym] | [details] |
| Lithuanian | margasnapė žuvėdra [from synonym] | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Χειμωνογλάρονο [from synonym] | [details] |
| Norwegian | splitterne [from synonym] | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | splitterne | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | splitterne | [details] |
| Polish | rybitwa czubata [from synonym] | [details] |
| Russian | пестроносая крачка [from synonym] | [details] |
| Scottish Gaelic | geabhróg scothdhubh [from synonym] | [details] |
| Slovenian | kričava čigra [from synonym] | [details] |
| Spanish | charrán patinegro [from synonym] | [details] |
| Swedish | kentsk tärna [from synonym] | [details] |
| Turkish | kara gagalı sumru [from synonym]kara gagali sumru [from synonym] | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Строкатоносий крячокКрячок рябодзьобий | [details] |
| Welsh | môr-wennol bigddu [from synonym] | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787)
To Barcode of Life (38 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (189 publications) (from synonym Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
To GenBank (113 nucleotides; 38 proteins)
To GenBank (113 nucleotides; 38 proteins) (from synonym Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI (from synonym Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (38 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (189 publications) (from synonym Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
To GenBank (113 nucleotides; 38 proteins)
To GenBank (113 nucleotides; 38 proteins) (from synonym Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI (from synonym Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787)
To ITIS
