NARMS name details

Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787

137166 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137166)

 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, terrestrial
Latham, J.; Dwight, J.; Latham, J.; Latham, J.; Latham, J.; Padley, C.; Philips, E.; Tucker, M. B. (1787). Supplement to the General synopsis of birds. 298 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33046575#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 266 [details] 
ERMS (2026). Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137166 on 2026-08-10
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=137166 on 2026-08-10
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
2011-04-08 06:18:06Z
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2026-05-21 11:28:59Z
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original description Latham, J.; Dwight, J.; Latham, J.; Latham, J.; Latham, J.; Padley, C.; Philips, E.; Tucker, M. B. (1787). Supplement to the General synopsis of birds. 298 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33046575#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 266 [details] 

taxonomy source Collinson, J. M.; Dufour, P.; Hamza, A.A.; Lawrie, Y.; Elliott, M.; Barlow, C.; Crochet, P.-A. (2017). When morphology is not reflected by molecular phylogeny: the case of three 'orange-billed terns' Thalasseus maximus, Thalasseus bergii and Thalasseus bengalensis (Charadriiformes: Laridae). <em>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 121(2):439–445. [details] 

taxonomy source Efe, M A, Tavares, E S, Baker, A J and Bonatto, S L. (2009). Multigene phylogeny and DNA barcoding indicate that the Sandwich tern complex (Thalasseus sandvicensis, Laridae, Sternini) comprises two species. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 52, 263-267., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.03.030 [details] 

context source (BeRMS 2020) Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). European Seabirds at Sea - data collected by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). INBO Seabird distribution data (all trips). [details] 

context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details] 

basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details] 

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details] 

additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details] 

additional source Cattrijsse, A. & M. Vincx. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. <em>Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium.</em> 48 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source AviList Core Team. (2025). AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025. , available online at https://www.avilist.org/checklist/v2025/ [details] 
 
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Dutch grote stern  [details]
English sandwich tern  [details]
French sterne caugek  [details]