Taxonomy: Order Charadriiformes >> Family Laridae >> Genus Thalasseus
| Sandwich Tern (Unique ID: 13021)
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Species: Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Location: ---, , Aruba
Age: adult Plumage: basic/non-breeding Activity: perching/standing
Sex: --- Visibility: full body Quantity: single
Photographer: Judd Patterson Date: December 25, 2018
Equipment: Canon EOS 7D Mark II and Canon 500mm f/4L IS Megapixels: 15.0
Notes: The eurygnatha subspecies nests along the South American coast and is known as the Cayenne Tern. It has a distinctive yellow bill (instead of the black bill only tipped with yellow) and is endangered with an estimated population between 5,000-7,000 birds.
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