StatusNative
RarityUncommon
Height41 cm
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"Sooty Terns can remain in flight for years at a time, possibly sleeping while airborne."
Field Guide
Sooty Tern
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The Sooty Tern (*Onychoprion fuscatus*) is a highly oceanic seabird found across tropical seas worldwide. Famous for its almost entirely aerial lifestyle, it spends years at sea without landing, only coming ashore to breed on remote islands.
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