Thalasseus sandvicensis (Latham, 1787)
(Sandwich Tern)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesThalasseus sandvicensis (Sandwich Tern)
GenusThalasseus (a genus of birds)
FamilyLARIDAE (sea gulls)
OrderCHARADRIIFORMES (plovers and sea birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Tidmn, R. 2004 Sandwich Terns have declined by 11% since the 1980s Vol 15, No. 5 Page: 354

Thalasseus sandvicensis (Sandwich Tern) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Thalasseus sandvicensis (Sandwich Tern)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Thalasseus sandvicensis (Sandwich Tern)
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