Onychoprion lunatus
Gray-backed Tern
As recorded: Sterna lunata Peale, 1848
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Laridae
- Collected by
- G C Munro
- Island
- Laysan
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 25.7707, -171.7350
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Onychoprion lunatus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2013-06-09.
2013-06-09
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Andy Bridges, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2007-02-01
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) skottfreee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Onychoprion lunatus. BPBM 156987. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38800734. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/156987.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38800734 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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