BPBM 178467Vertebrate Zoology
Onychoprion lunatus
Gray-backed Tern
As recorded: Sterna lunata Peale, 1848
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Laridae
- Collected by
- P R Sievert
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Tern Island, no exact locality
- Island
- French Frigate Shoals
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 23.8680, -166.2880
- Identified by
- P R Sievert
- 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 2008-03-23.
2008-03-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) IanLJones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2008-02-11
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) IanLJones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Onychoprion lunatus. BPBM 178467. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95357309. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/178467.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95357309 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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