Sandwich Tern

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bird
gptkbp:billColor black with yellow tip
gptkbp:breedingSeason April to July
coastal areas
gptkbp:clutchSize 1–2 eggs
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Sandwich_Tern
Sandwich Sea Swallow
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:John_Latham
gptkbp:describedYear 1787
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
crustaceans
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:West_Africa
gptkb:Atlantic_coast_of_North_America
gptkbp:eggColor buff with dark blotches
gptkbp:family gptkb:Laridae
gptkbp:foragingBehavior plunge-diving
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Thalasseus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sandwich Tern
gptkbp:incubationPeriod 22–28 days
gptkbp:IUCNStatusSystem gptkb:IUCN3.1
gptkbp:length 37–43 cm
gptkbp:lifespan up to 25 years
gptkbp:migratory true
gptkbp:movedTo gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:South_America
gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Sandwich,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:nesting colonial
gptkbp:order gptkb:Charadriiformes
gptkbp:parentOrganization Boie, 1822
gptkbp:plumage white with black cap
gptkbp:predators foxes
gulls
rats
gptkbp:roostsIn sandy beaches
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Thalasseus_sandvicensis
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Thalasseus_sandvicensis_acuflavidus
gptkb:Thalasseus_sandvicensis_eurygnathus
gptkb:Thalasseus_sandvicensis_sandvicensis
gptkbp:synonym gptkb:Sterna_sandvicensis
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
pollution
disturbance
gptkbp:vocalization loud grating call
gptkbp:weight 180–200 g
gptkbp:wingspan 85–97 cm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Crouch_and_Roach_Estuaries_SSSI
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7