Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) Science Article 4 abstract The western Indian Ocean supports over 6 200 000 pairs of Sooty Terns, some in very large colonies. During the past twocenturies colonies have exhibited increase, stability, decline and extinction. The main drivers of these trends have beenhabitat change and unregulated human exploitation, especially of adults; introduced […]
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Influence of date and body mass at fledging on long-term survival of sooty terns sterna fuscata
Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) Science Article 5 abstract The Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata is a pan-tropical seabird that nests typically on isolated oceanic islands. Sooty Terns nest always on the ground, generally amongst sparse herb vegetation and often in large dense colonies, sometimes numbering hundreds of thousands of pairs (Gochfeld & Burger 1996, Schreiber at […]
Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
[order] Charadriiformes | [family] Sternidae | [latin] Sterna fuscata | [UK] Sooty Tern | [FR] Sterne fuligineuse | [DE] Russseeschwalbe | [ES] Charran Sombrio | [IT] Rondine di mare oscura | [NL] Bonte Stern Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Onychoprion fuscatus TrO widespread Onychoprion fuscatus crissalis islands off […]