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Onychoprion fuscatus
Sooty Tern
As recorded: Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Laridae
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Island
- Wake Atoll
- Region
- U.S. Outlying Islands
- Coordinates
- 19.2954, 166.6350
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Onychoprion fuscatus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-03.
2026-02-03
United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) Josh/Joshua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-03
United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) Josh/Joshua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-03
United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) Josh/Joshua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-09
Wake, UM
(c) Nina Peck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Onychoprion fuscatus. BPBM 145534. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38803561. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/145534.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38803561 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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