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Sterna sandvicensis   Latham, 1787

Sandwich tern
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Netherlands country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 5815; O: Ref. 5815.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nl.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Stienen, E.W.M. and A. Brenninkmeijer, 2002
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Aves > Charadriiformes (Shorebirds) > Laridae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others; brackish.   Tropical; 64°N - 44°S, 98°W - 72°E (Ref. 125423)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific, Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 300.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 5.8 cm; tarsus: 2.54 cm; wing: 32.5 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 40 to 45 cm; Wingspan: 91 to 94 cm (Ref. 8812).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Stienen, E.W.M. and A. Brenninkmeijer. 2002. (Ref. 5815)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 August 2019

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 9.5 - 28.8, mean 25.6 (based on 3906 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278) High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=54.13).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.