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Sooty Tern / Onychoprion fuscatus LC

  • Synonyms Wideawake, Wiseawake Tern, Wideawake Tern
  • Old latin name for bird Sterna fuscata, Sterna fuliginosa, Onychoprion fuscata

Sooty Ternbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Alarm call, © Craig Robertson
    Australia
  • 2.
    Call, © Nigel Jackett
    Australia
  • 3.
    Call, © Jim Holmes
    United Kingdom
  • 4.
    Alarm call, call, © Saxony Charlot
    United States
  • 5.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    United States
  • 6.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    United States
  • 7.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    United States
  • 8.
    Female, flight call, male, © Daniel Danckwerts
    South Africa
  • 9.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 10.
    Flight call, © James Bradley
    Micronesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Aleutian Tern
Spectacled Tern
Bridled Tern

Where to see Sooty Tern

  • Breeding region Tropical
  • Breeding subregion widespread in all tropical and subtropical oceans

Sooty Tern subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Onychoprion fuscatus crissalisislands of subtropical e Pacific: from Rocas Alijos (w of s Baja California), Revillagigedo, Clipperton, and Tres Marias (w of c Mexico), del Coco (far w of Costa Rica), Los Frailes de Sur (off s Panama), Malpelo (far w of Colombia) and Darwin (nw Galápagos)-No
Onychoprion fuscatus fuscatusislands of Atlantic and marginal seas: Senegal (erratic) and Gulf of Guinea; South Atlantic Ocean to Ascension and St. Helena (tropical se Atlantic Ocean); Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean-No
Onychoprion fuscatus luctuosusislands of subtropical e South Pacific: Salas y Gómez and Desventuradas (far w of n Chile)-No
Onychoprion fuscatus nubilosusislands of Indian Ocean region and subtropical w North Pacific: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Somalia to Kenya, Europa (w of s Madagascar, Mozambique Channel), Cosmoledo (e Aldabra group, sw Seychelles), Amirantes and smaller Inner Is. (c, ne Seychelles), nw, n, e Madagascar, Mascarenes, Chagos Arch. (nc Indian Ocean), Lakshadweep (w of c India), Vengurla Rocks (off s Maharashtra, wc India) and Greater Sundas (Indian Ocean) to Ryukyu Is. (s Japan) and islets in far w Philippines-No
Onychoprion fuscatus oahuensisislands of subtropical and tropical North Pacific: Bonin Is. (=Ogasawara Is., se of Japan) to the Hawaiian Is. s to Kiritimati (Line Is.)-No
Onychoprion fuscatus serratusislands of tropical and subtropical South Indian and South Pacific oceans: w, n Australia, Torres Strait is., Tench (St. Matthias group, nc Bismarck Arch.), Lord Howe and Norfolk is. (far e of Australia), Kermadec Is. (ne of North I., New Zealand) and the South Pacific to Easter Is. (=Eastern Is. group, se Polynesia)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansRoetseeswael (Roetsterretjie), Roetseeswael , Roetsterretjie
Arabicخرشنة غبساء
Azerbaijanitünd susüpürən
BasqueTxenada ilun, Txenada iluna, Xatrac fosc
BelarusianЦёмная крычка
Bengaliঝুর ঩ানচচর
BretonSkrav kein du
BulgarianТъмна рибарка, Саждена рибарка
Catalanxatrac fosc
Chinese烏燕鷗, 烏領燕鷗, 乌燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional)烏領燕鷗, 烏燕鷗
Croatiancrnoleđa čigra
Czechrybák černohřbetý, Rybák cernohrbetý
DanishSodfarvet Terne
DutchBonte Stern
EsperantoFulga ŝterno
Estoniannõgitiir
FaroeseSvartbøkut terna
Finnishnokitiira
FrenchSterne fuligineuse
FrisianBûnte stirns
GalicianCarrán escuro, Xatrac fosc
GermanRußseeschwalbe, Russ-Seeschwalbe
GreekΠελαγογλάρονο, Καπvoγλάρovo
Hebrewשחפית כהה
Hungarianfüstös csér
IcelandicMöttulþerna
IndonesianDaralaut Sayap-hitam, Dara-laut sayap-hitam, Dara laut sayap hitam, Burung Dara Laut Sayap Hitam, Dara laut hitam, Burung Dara-laut Sayap-hitam
IrishGeabhróg shúicheach
ItalianSterna fuligginosa, Sterna scura, Rondine di mare oscura, Sterna oscura
Japaneseセグロアジサシ
Korean검은등제비갈매기
Latviantumšais zīriņš
Lithuaniantamsioji žuvėdra, Juodnugarė žuvėdra
MacedonianПепелава чигра
MalagasyVarevaka
MalayBurung Camar Angin
Malayalamകറുത്ത കടലാള
ManxSternag ghorraghey
Nepaliध्वा“से ङ्घयालङ्घयाले
Northern SamiGožučearret
Norwegiansotterne
Norwegian NynorskSotterne
Persianپرستو دریایی پشت ‌سیاه, پرستودریایی پشت‌سیاه
PolishRybitwa popielata, rybitwa czarnogrzbieta
PortugueseTrinta-réis-das-rocas / Gaivina-de-dorso-preto, gaivina-de-dorso-preto, Garajau-de-dorso-preto, Andorinha-do-mar-escura, Trinta-réis-marinho Gaivina sombria, Trinta-réis-marinho, trinta-réis-das-Rocas
RomanianChiră funingine
RussianТемная крачка, Тёмная крачка
SamoanGogosina
SerbianGarava čigra, Čađava čigra
Slovakrybár čiernochrbtý
Sloveniančrnoperuta čigra
SpanishCharrán sombrío, Gaviotín apizarrado, Gaviota golondrina oscura, Gaviota Monja Prieta, Charrán Albinegro, Charrán Sombrio, Golondrina-marina Oscura, Gaviota Monja, Gaviota Oscura, Gaviotín Oscuro, Gaviotín Sombrío
SwahiliShakwe Mgongo-kijivucheusi
Swedishsottärna, Sotärna
Tahitiankaveka
Thaiนกนางนวลแกลบดำ
TurkishKara-sırtlı Sumru, Kara Sırtlı Sumru
Ukrainianкрячок строкатий
VietnameseNhàn nâu, Chim Nhàn nâu
WelshMorwennol fraith, Môr-wennol fraith