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BPBM 184581Vertebrate Zoology
Onychoprion fuscatus
Sooty Tern
As recorded: Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Laridae
- Collected by
- L Minich, USFWSL. Minich →USFWS →
- 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
- USFWS
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Onychoprion fuscatus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2008-03-09.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Onychoprion fuscatus. BPBM 184581. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95361503. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/184581.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95361503 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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