Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusThalasseus (Crested Terns)
- SpeciesThalasseus sandvicensis (Sandwich Tern)
Closest Relatives at Jaragua National Park
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sandwich Tern in Jaragua National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Sandwich Tern sighting in Jaragua National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sandwich Tern in Jaragua National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Sandwich Tern in Jaragua National Park in our monthly data.