Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
The sooty tern is a tern in the family Laridae. It is a seabird of the tropical oceans and can fly for years at a time, skimming the sea surface for food, and returning to land only to breed, on islands throughout the equatorial zone.
- Scientific name
- Onychoprion fuscatus
- Family
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- IUCN status
- LC