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Sandwich tern

The Sandwich Tern, by its scientific name Thalasseus sandvicensis, is a bird that lives throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and America.

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It is a bird belonging to the Laridae family and the Charadriiformes order.

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She is recognizable by her body entirely white and light gray at the wings and her white head with a black crest at the back. Its beak is black with a yellow spot at the tip and its legs are black.

In the Sandwich Tern, it is impossible to recognize the female from the male.

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The Sandwich Tern feeds mainly on fish.

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She lives on the coastal rocks.

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It nests in colonies, on coastal rocks. She lays 1 to 2 eggs .

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It is a rather talkative species.

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On the conservation status of IUCN, it is: LC Least concern.

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Sandwich Tern adult in flight breeding plumage

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