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Onychoprion fuscatus
Sooty Tern
As recorded: Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Laridae
- Collected by
- ?
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4639, -157.9530
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Onychoprion fuscatus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-17.
2026-03-17
Kahuku, HI 96731, USA
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-20
F75G+GQ, Kaneohe Base, HI 96734, USA
no rights reserved
2025-02-18
Kaneohe Bay, HI, US
(c) R. Whitfield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-28
Oʻahu, ʻĀhuimanu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-06
Kailua, HI, USA
(c) David Hyrenbach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-19
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) patpatasaur, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Onychoprion fuscatus. BPBM 6420. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38804907. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/6420.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38804907 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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