sooty tern
E63336
The sooty tern is a widespread tropical seabird known for its long-distance oceanic flights, dense breeding colonies on remote islands, and distinctive black-and-white plumage.
Aliases (1)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
→
seabird → tern → |
| billColor |
black
→
|
| binomialName |
Onychoprion fuscatus
→
|
| breedingBehavior |
colonial nester
→
forms dense breeding colonies → |
| breedingHabitat |
coral islands
→
remote oceanic islands → sandy islands → |
| class |
Aves
→
|
| clutchSize |
one egg
→
|
| commonName |
sooty tern
→
wideawake tern → |
| describedBy |
Linnaeus
→
|
| describedInYear |
1766
→
|
| diet |
small fish
→
squid → |
| distribution |
tropical Atlantic Ocean
→
tropical Indian Ocean → tropical Pacific Ocean → |
| family |
Laridae
→
|
| flightCapability |
long-distance oceanic flights
→
|
| foragingStrategy |
plunge diving
→
surface feeding → |
| genus |
Onychoprion
→
|
| habitat |
offshore marine waters
→
tropical oceans → |
| headMarkings |
black cap
→
white forehead → |
| IUCNStatus |
Least Concern
→
|
| kingdom |
Animalia
→
|
| legColor |
black
→
|
| migrationBehavior |
highly pelagic outside breeding season
→
|
| nestType |
ground scrape
→
|
| notableColony |
Ascension Island
→
Dry Tortugas → Seychelles → |
| order |
Charadriiformes
→
|
| parentTaxon |
Laridae
→
Onychoprion → |
| phylum |
Chordata
→
|
| plumageColor |
black upperparts
→
white underparts → |
| plumagePattern |
black-and-white
→
|
| reproduction |
both parents incubate egg
→
|
| scientificName |
Onychoprion fuscatus
→
|
| socialBehavior |
gregarious
→
|
| taxonRank |
species
→
|
| vocalization |
loud harsh calls
→
|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Bush Key
→
|
breedingSiteFor |
|
sooty tern
("wideawake tern")
→
|
commonName |
|
Desecheo Island
→
|
supportsPopulationOf |