Onychoprion fuscatus

IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Charadriiformes • Familia: Laridae • Genus: Onychoprion • Species: Onychoprion fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms

Sterna fuscata

IUCN: Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766 (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Sooty Tern · Bahasa Melayu: Burung Camar Angin · Česky: Rybák černohřbetý · Dansk: Sodfarvet terne · Deutsch: Rußseeschwalbe · Español: Charrán Sombrío · Français: Sterne fuligineuse · 한국어: 검은등제비갈매기 · עברית: שחפית כהה · Lea faka-Tonga: talatā · Magyar: Füstös csér · Nederlands: Bonte stern · 日本語: セグロアジサシ · Polski: Rybitwa czarnogrzbieta · Português: Andorinha-do-mar-escura · Suomi: Nokitiira · Svenska: Sottärna · Українська: Темний крячок · 中文: 乌燕鸥 · 中文（繁體）‎: 烏領燕鷗 ·

Photos [edit]

Onychoprion fuscatus fuscatus [edit]

Gulf of Mexico, West Indies, Gulf of Guinea, tropical Atlantic Ocean islands

Ascension Island
Ascension Island
Ascension Island
Ascension Island
Ascension Island
Ascension Island
Ascension Island
Ascension Island
Ascension Island
Ascension Island

Onychoprion fuscatus nubilosus [edit]

Red Sea and Indian Ocean to Ryukyu Islands, Philippines and Greater Sundas

On nest; Seychelles
Seychelles
Rodrigues Island
Rodrigues Island

Onychoprion fuscatus serratus [edit]

Australia and New Guinea through the south Pacific to Easter Island

Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Juvenile, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Onychoprion fuscatus kermadeci [edit]

Kermadec, Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands

Phillip Island, Norfolk Island archipelago
Phillip Island, Norfolk Island archipelago
Egg; Phillip Island, Norfolk Island archipelago
Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island
Adult with juvenile; Lord Howe Island
Juvenile; Lord Howe Island

Onychoprion fuscatus oahuensis [edit]

Bonin Is. (Japan) to Hawaii and south to Kiritimati

French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii
French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii
French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii
Chick; French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii
Chicks using Black footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes chick as sunshade; French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii
With chick; French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii
Midway Atoll, Hawaii
Midway Atoll, Hawaii
Midway Atoll, Hawaii
Midway Atoll, Hawaii
Midway Atoll, Hawaii
Egg; Midway Atoll, Hawaii
Starbuck Island, Line Islands, Kiribati