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Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

56.1 cm

वजन

183.0 g

कुल

Laridae

गण

Charadriiformes

के बारे में

Sooty Tern is a highly pelagic tern, 33–36 cm, wingspan 82–94 cm, breeding pantropically on oceanic islands. Jet-black above, white below, with a white forehead patch. Among the most aerial of birds; rarely lands on water. Piscivore; snaps fish and squid at the surface during mass prey events.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	56.1 cm	22.1 in
वजन	183.0 g	6.46 oz

Habitat & Range

🏖️ Coastal

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: NO,SC. Incubation: 26-33 days. Fledging: 56-70 days.

अंडों की संख्या

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Charadriiformes (Shorebirds & Gulls)
कुल	Laridae (Gulls & Terns)
Genus	Onychoprion
प्रजातियां	Onychoprion fuscatus

Distribution

Sooty Tern has been recorded in 6 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded