Common name: Sandwich Tern
Scientific name: Thalasseus sandvicensis (Latham, 1787)

Class:
Aves (Birds)
Order:
Charadriiformes (Gulls, Plovers, and Shorebirds)
Family:
Laridae (Terns, Gulls and Relatives)
Synonyms:
Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787
Other common names:

Habitat type(s):
Habitat description(s)
Estuarine:
Bay/sound, River mouth/tidal river, Lagoon, Tidal flat/shore
Marine:
Near shore
Terrestrial:
Sand/dune

Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

Conservation:
Global conservation status rank:
G5
Secure globally - Common in the world; widespread and abundant (but may be rare in some parts of its range).
State conservation status rank:
SNA
Not Applicable - A state conservation status rank is not applicable because the species is not a suitable target for conservation activities (e.g., species is a hybrid, a domesticated species, not native to New York, an accidental or infrequent visitor outside of its normal range, a transient or migrant just passing through the state, or a species with only unconfirmed or doubtful reports).
Federal protection:
Not Listed
State protection:
Protected Bird
Defined as a Protected Bird by New York State law, and the species may not be hunted or taken at any time in New York. Includes birds also defined as a game species, but for which no open seasons are set.
SGCN:
NYNHP track status:
N: Do not track

More information:
Conservation guide:
None
NatureServe explorer link:
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.103220/Thalasseus_sandvicensis/