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 Península Valdés
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Cabot's Tern
Thalasseus acuflavidus
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
South American Tern
Sterna hirundinacea
Dolphin Gull
Leucophaeus scoresbii
Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Olrog's Gull
Larus atlanticus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Snowy-crowned Tern
Sterna trudeaui
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Blackish Oystercatcher
Haematopus ater
Snowy Sheathbill
Chionis albus
📅 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 Península Valdés?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Sandwich Tern sighting in Península Valdés, based on 71 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sandwich Tern in Península Valdés?
March has the highest sighting rate for Sandwich Tern in Península Valdés in our monthly data.