Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis (Latham, 1787)

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae Status: Vagrant to Madeira

Thalasseus sandvicensis Biometrics

Wingspan: 95 - 105 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Total length: 36 - 41 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Weight: 210 - 260 g (Hume, 2002)

Status

Madeira local status by Correia-Fagundes et al, 2021: Occasional
Madeira local status by Romano et al, 2010: Occasional
Madeira local status by Zino et al, 1995: Exceptional
Conservation status by the IUCN Red List Categories, 2013: Least Concern ver 3.1

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