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The Sooty Tern breeds on tropical islands and ranges through most of the tropical oceans1.Trusted
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Found in 9 classifications
See all 9 approved classifications in which this taxon appears.Species recognized by Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013:
- Animalia +
- Chordata +
- Aves +
- Charadriiformes +
- Laridae +
- Onychoprion +
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Onychoprion fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Onychoprion fuscatus crissalis (Lawrence, 1872)
- Onychoprion fuscatus fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Onychoprion fuscatus kermadeci Mathews, 1916
- Onychoprion fuscatus luctuosus (Philippi & Landbeck, 1866)
- Onychoprion fuscatus nubilosus (Sparrman, 1788)
- Onychoprion fuscatus oahuensis (A. Bloxam, 1827)
- Onychoprion fuscatus serratus (Wagler, 1830)
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Onychoprion fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Onychoprion +
- Laridae +
- Charadriiformes +
- Aves +
- Chordata +
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Chitra Ravi marked "File:Sooty tern on nest.jpg" as trusted on the "Sterna fuscata Linnaeus 1766" page.
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Cyndy Parr commented on an older version of File:BFAL SOTE shade.JPG:
A very cool picture. However, best linked with black-footed albatross rather than sooty tern.
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