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sandwich tern

  1. maj.sujan

    Sandwich (Cayenne) tern? Aruba, December 2023

    This particular tern (immature/non breeding plumage?) was at Baby beach, Aruba with several hundred royal and sandwich terns. The size is smaller than a royal tern, almost similar to the sandwich terns nearby with the yellow and black bill. I went through what I could find on Eurasian, Cabott...
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    sandwich tern

  3. Sandwich Tern

    Sandwich Tern

    Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis acuflavidus) This subspecies is also known as the Cabot’s Tern.
  4. Sandwich Tern

    Sandwich Tern

    These South American birds are sometimes called Cayenne Tern (T. s. eurygnathus). Except for bill color they resemble North American birds "T. s. acuflavidus." All the Sandwich Terns we saw in Uruguay had yellow or mostly yellow bills and all were in non-breeding plumage. The smaller bird in...
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    sandwich tern

  6. sandwich tern

    sandwich tern

  7. sandwich tern

    sandwich tern

  8. common tern with friends

    common tern with friends

  9. Sandwich Terns

    Sandwich Terns

    Sandwich Terns (Thalasseus sandvicensis acuflavidus) Cabot’s Terns. S
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    sandwich terns

  11. black tern and friends

    black tern and friends

    together with Sandwich terns and a few common terns
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    Sandwich tern

  13. curlew sandpipers

    curlew sandpipers

    with a few dunlins and a Sandwich tern
  14. Sandwich Tern

    Sandwich Tern

    Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
  15. sandwich terns

    sandwich terns

    250+ sandwich terns and mediterranian gulls were resting on a sand bank until a kite-surfer came a bit too close. You can see a single mediterranian gull among the terns here.
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    DSC_0097.JPG

    Sandwich Tern in flight
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    sandwich tern

  18. of terns and gulls

    of terns and gulls

    sandwich terns with black-headed gulls
  19. sandwich tern

    sandwich tern

    juvenile
  20. Sandwich Tern

    Sandwich Tern

    A pair mating. Note the distinctive black bill with yellow tip. This is a common species on the Texas coast in summer where they nest on barrier islands. This is the North American race "T. s. acuflavidus" also known as Cabot’s Tern, characterized by a shorter, fatter bill and darker wings cf...
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    Sandwich Tern.jpg

    Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
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    Sandwich Tern.jpg

    Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
  23. 113- Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich Tern- 25 septembre 2013.jpg

    113- Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich Tern- 25 septembre 2013.jpg

    Sterne caugek - Thalasseus sandvicensis - Sandwich Tern
  24. shakin' all over

    shakin' all over

    sandwich tern, after an (unsuccessful) dive
  25. 1st winter sandwich tern

    1st winter sandwich tern

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