Bridled Tern

Onychoprion anaethetus(Scopoli, 1786)

Native

Order: CHARADRIIFORMES
Family: Laridae
Genus: Onychoprion

Commonness: Very common
Best seen: Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The bridled tern is a seabird of the family Laridae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus comes from onux meaning "claw" or "nail", and prion, meaning "saw". The specific anaethetus means "senseless, stupid".

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range: TrO : widespread tropical and subtropical is., mostly near continents (except east Polynesia and Hawaiian Is. and other remote is.)

03 · When