Sooty Tern

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q28482
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Sooty Tern

Summary

Sooty Tern is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,101 views/month, #1,445 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sooty Tern's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sooty Tern is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Sooty Tern's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Sooty Tern is classified within Onychoprion[6].
  • Sooty Tern's scientific name is Onychoprion fuscatus[7].
  • Sooty Tern's Commons category is recorded as Onychoprion fuscatus[8].
  • Sooty Tern's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Onychoprion fuscatus[9].
  • Sooty Tern's Commons gallery is recorded as Onychoprion fuscatus[10].
  • Sooty Tern's original combination is recorded as Sterna fuscata[11].
  • Sooty Tern's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. fuscatus'}[12].
  • Sooty Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sooty Tern'}[13].
  • Sooty Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rußseeschwalbe'}[14].
  • Sooty Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Charrán sombrío'}[15].
  • Sooty Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'xatrac fosc'}[16].
  • Sooty Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'rybák černohřbetý'}[17].
  • Sooty Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'nõgitiir'}[18].
  • Sooty Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Sotterne'}[19].
  • Sooty Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Тёмная крачка'}[20].
  • Sooty Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'セグロアジサシ'}[21].
  • Sooty Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Sodfarvet Terne'}[22].
  • Sooty Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'nokitiira'}[23].
  • Sooty Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'füstös csér'}[24].
  • Sooty Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'rybitwa czarnogrzbieta'}[25].
  • Sooty Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'rybár čiernochrbtý'}[26].
  • Sooty Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'sottärna'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Sooty Tern is Onychoprion fuscatus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Onychoprion[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rußseeschwalbe'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Charrán sombrío'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'xatrac fosc'}[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'rybák černohřbetý'}[17], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'nõgitiir'}[18].

Identifiers

Sooty Tern's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 144525[28]. Sooty Tern's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 425648[29]. Sooty Tern's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5789284[30]. Sooty Tern's ITIS TSN is recorded as 824105[31].

Why It Matters

Sooty Tern ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,101 views/month, #1,445 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank species
    Parent taxon Onychoprion
    Topic's main category Category:Onychoprion fuscatus
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
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