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Scientific Name: Onychoprion fuscatus Linnaeus, 1766
English Name: Sooty Tern
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Sooty Tern - Not Known - Onychoprion fuscatus - Type: Marine_birds

Photo: Birds of the World

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Description:
Among the terns, this tropical seabird stands out thanks to its jet-black back, black crown, and tidy white forehead. Young birds have a white undertail and are completely dark blackish with white markings on their wings. Most like the Bridled Tern, but with a narrower white line on the tail, a deeper black back, and dark undersides to the flight feathers.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Terrestrial
Main References:

Mondreti R, Davidar P, Ryan PG, Thiebot JB, Gremillet D (2020) SEABIRD AND CETACEAN OCCURRENCE IN THE BAY OF BENGAL ASSOCIATED WITH MARINE PRODUCTIVITY AND COMMERCIAL FISHING EFFORT Marine Ornithology 48: 91–101 (2020)

Other References:

Schreiber, E. A., C. J. Feare, B. A. Harrington, B. G. Murray Jr., W. B. Robertson Jr., M. J. Robertson, and G. E. Woolfenden (2020). Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.sooter1.01

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