Sooty tern  (Sterna fuscata)

IUCN Red List species status – Least Concern
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Facts – Sooty tern

Synonyms: Onychoprion fuscatus
  
French: Sterne fuligineuse
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae
GenusSterna (1)

Status – Sooty tern

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Description – Sooty tern

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
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