
The Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) is a tern in the family Laridae.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 942 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Sandwich Tern is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
942 records, iNaturalist
10+ resultate in die Wes-Kaap
Beplan ’n reis
Gashere het die Sandwich Tern gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Goukamma Nature Reserve, Keurbooms River Nature Reserve and Kogelberg Nature Reserve.
Ry self
Jou eie voertuig en pas, op die park se paaie.
Waar gashere dit aanteken
Spesie
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Waarnemings
942
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Sandwich Tern op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Sandwich Tern at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Keurbooms River Nature Reserve, Kogelberg Nature Reserve and Robberg Nature Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Sandwich Tern is most recorded in Western Cape (74% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (14% of records), Eastern Cape (12% of records), based on 942 iNaturalist observations. 13 places to stay on Spekboom in Western Cape have recorded the Sandwich Tern on site or nearby.
The Sandwich Tern is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Keurbooms River Nature Reserve: year-round; Kogelberg Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Robberg Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) is a tern in the family Laridae. It is very closely related to the lesser crested tern (T. bengalensis), Chinese crested tern (T. bernsteini), Cabot's tern (T. acuflavidus), and elegant tern (T. elegans) and has been known to interbreed with the lesser crested.