Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Sooty Tern
The Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Onychoprion fuscatus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sooty Tern
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Onychoprion fuscatus fuscatus
- Onychoprion fuscatus nubilosus
- Onychoprion fuscatus serratus
- Onychoprion fuscatus oahuensis
- Onychoprion fuscatus crissalis
- Onychoprion fuscatus luctuosus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sterna fuscata
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Santo Domingo.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.228
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Grey Noddy
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Blue Noddy
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Aleutian Tern
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Spectacled Tern
Onychoprion lunatus
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Damara Tern
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Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris
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