
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
1 Ergebnis in KwaZulu-Natal
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Gastgeber haben die Art Sandwich Tern in oder bei iSimangaliso Wetland Park erfasst.
Art
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Nachweise
942
iNaturalist-Beobachtungen
Jede Buchung auf Spekboom unterstützt den Naturschutz.
Ein Nachweis bedeutet, dass ein Gastgeber die Art Sandwich Tern auf dem Grundstück oder in der Nähe gesehen hat. Eine Sichtung ist nie garantiert.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Sandwich Tern at stays in or beside iSimangaliso Wetland Park. 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. 1 place to stay on Spekboom in KwaZulu-Natal has 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. iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep. 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.