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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
09/05/2024 10:24:52 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Grey-backed Tern*
Id (Atlas):
Onychoprion lunatus
Description (10 )
Grey-backed Tern
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Other Names (World)
Grey-backed Tern, Gray-backed Tern, Spectacled Tern
Family
Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)
Size
36 - 38 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Peale, 1848)
Habitat
Breeds on oceanic islands, on beaches or low cliffs. In non-beeding season, pelagic.
American Samoa, Fiji, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands (NB), Micronesia [Federated States of] (NB), Northern Mariana Islands (B), Palau (NB), Solomon Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands (NB), USA.
Vagrant to Japan, Samoa, Tuvalu.
Population
Estimated population is 100,000 - 1,000,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
High-pitched screeching calls at colonies, otherwise generally silent. Similar to that of Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus ) but softer and less harsh.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files
Listen to XC766468
Spectacled Tern (Onychoprion lunatus ) [XC766468 ]
by id from Kure Atoll, United States (call)
Listen to XC766354
Spectacled Tern (Onychoprion ) [XC766354 ]
by Saxony Charlot from Kure Atoll, United States (call, flight call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Grey-backed Tern see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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