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Onychoprion fuscatus
Sooty Tern
As recorded: Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Laridae
- Collected by
- Hall
- Island
- Laysan
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 25.7707, -171.7350
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Onychoprion fuscatus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-07-06.
2022-07-06
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) mstone2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-06-09
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Andy Bridges, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-05-15
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Andy Bridges, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2011-10-01
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) datafoya2314, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2008-06-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Robert Webster, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Onychoprion fuscatus. BPBM 604. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38805329. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/604.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38805329 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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