Sooty tern
The sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) is a seabird in the family Laridae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans, returning to land only to breed on islands throughout the equatorial zone.
| Sooty tern | |
|---|---|
| Onychoprion fuscatus nubilosus (or O. f. oahuensis) on Tern Island (French Frigate Shoals) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Onychoprion |
| Species: | O. fuscatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Onychoprion fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
| Subspecies | |
|
2-9, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Onychoprion fuscata (lapsus) | |
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