Deep Forest Canopy
Species Radar
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

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.

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