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Onychoprion fuscatus
Sooty Tern
As recorded: Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Laridae
- Collected by
- W A Bryan
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Onychoprion fuscatus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,153 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Wynyard Quarter, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Wynyard Quarter, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
(c) Thomas Simpson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Midway Island, UM
(c) calcariidaeeee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Midway Island, UM
(c) calcariidaeeee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Midway Island, UM
(c) calcariidaeeee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Îles Marquises, PF
(c) Louis Beney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Onychoprion fuscatus. BPBM 2121. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38799594. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/2121.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38799594 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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