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Sooty tern

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The sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) is a tern in the family Laridae. It is a seabird of the tropical oceans that 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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Onychoprion fuscatus 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Sources
1. Sooty tern (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    It is a seabird of the tropical oceans that 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.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
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2. Sooty tern (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q28482 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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