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Onychoprion fuscatus
Sooty Tern
As recorded: Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Laridae
- Collected by
- F Smith
- Locality
- Sand Island
- Island
- Johnston Atoll
- Region
- U.S. Outlying Islands
- Coordinates
- 16.7453, -169.5120
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Onychoprion fuscatus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2019-06-23.
2019-06-23
Johnston, UM
(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-08-06
Johnston Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) Martin Purdy, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2015-09-17
Johnston Atoll
(c) mnwild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Onychoprion fuscatus. BPBM 145978. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38806707. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/145978.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38806707 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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