Onychoprion lunatus

Gray-backed Tern

As recorded: Sterna lunata Peale, 1848

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Laridae

Collected by: J Troy, USFWSJ. Troy →USFWS →
Collector number: Collector Number: --
Locality: Tern Island
Island: French Frigate Shoals
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 23.8667, -165.3000
Identified by: J Troy, USFWSJ. Troy →USFWS →
Record type: Preserved specimen

48 Bishop specimens of Onychoprion lunatus · collected 1891–1924Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Onychoprion lunatus. BPBM 185076. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165335781. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/185076.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 165335781 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

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