Species factsheet

Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)

Order: Onychoprion fuscatus
Family: Gulls, Terns & Skimmers (Laridae)

Danish name: Sodfarvet Terne

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Subspecies and Distribution

fuscatus

Gulf of Mexico and West Indies, Gulf of Guinea, s Atlantic

nubilosus

Red Sea and Indian Ocean to Ryukyu Is., Philippines and Greater Sundas

serratus

w and n Australia and New Guinea through the s Pacific to Easter I.

kermadeci

Kermadec, Lord Howe and Norfolk Is.

oahuensis

Bonin Is. (Japan) to the Hawaiian Is. south to Kiritimati (Line Is.)

crissalis

islands off w Mexico to the Galapagos

luctuosus

Juan Fernández Is. (Chile)

Photos

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