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English Name: Sandwich Tern
Scientific Name: Sterna sandvicensis sandvicensis
Family: Laridae (Gulls & Terns)
Age: Adult
Behaviour: In flight with fish
Location: Rye harbour
State / Province: East Sussex
Country: UK
Continent: Europe
Date: July 2008
Species Status: LEAST CONCERN
Taxonomic Notes: BirdLife is aware that phylogenetic analyses have been published which have proposed generic rearrangements which may affect this species, but prefers to wait until work by other taxonomists reveals how these changes affect the entire groups involved.
Alternative Scientific Name: Thalasseus sandvicensis