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Onychoprion is a
genus of four
species of
terns in the
family Laridae. The
genus name is from
Ancient Gr**** onux, "claw" or "nail", and prion, "saw"....
- The
sooty tern (
Onychoprion fuscatus) is a tern in the
family Laridae. It is a
seabird of the
tropical oceans, and remarkably, has
evolved the ability...
- The
Aleutian tern (
Onychoprion aleuticus) is a
migratory bird
living in the
subarctic region of the
globe most of the year. It is
frequently ****ociated...
- The
bridled tern (
Onychoprion anaethetus) is a
seabird of the
family Laridae. It is a bird of the
tropical oceans. The
scientific name is from Ancient...
- The
spectacled tern (
Onychoprion lunatus), also
known as the grey-backed tern, is a
seabird in the
family Laridae. A
close relative of the
bridled and...
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ancestral white-headed gull,
followed by the
partially black-headed
Onychoprion and
Sternula groupings.
Juvenile terns typically have brown- or yellow-tinged...
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Sooty tern,
Onychoprion fuscatus Gray-backed tern,
Onychoprion lunatus (A)
Bridled tern,
Onychoprion anaethetus Aleutian tern,
Onychoprion aleuticus (A)...
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White tern (or "fairy tern"),
Gygis alba
Sooty tern,
Onychoprion fuscatus Spectacled tern,
Onychoprion lunata Bristle-thighed curlew,
Numenius tahitiensis...
- tern)
Genus Thal****eus (8 species)
Genus Sternula (7 species)
Genus Onychoprion (4 species)
Genus Sterna (13 species)
Genus Chlidonias (4 species) Genus...
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Ichthyaetus †Laricola
Larosterna Larus Leucophaeus †Limicolavis? †Limosavis
Onychoprion Pagophila Phaetusa †Pseudosterna
Rhodostethia Rynchops Rissa Sterna †Sternalara...
