| Sooty tern | |
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| Onychoprion fuscatus nubilosus (or O. f. oahuensis) on Tern Island (French Frigate Shoals) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Onychoprion |
| Species: | O. fuscatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Onychoprion fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
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| Subspecies | |
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2-9, see text | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Onychoprion fuscata (lapsus) | |
The sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) is a seabird in the family Laridae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans, returning to land only to breed on islands throughout the equatorial zone.
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Onychoprion fuscatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22694740A168895142. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22694740A168895142.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Onychoprion fuscatus". Avibase.