Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
SOOTE 
6230
Family: Charadriiformes > Laridae
One of the most aerial of terns, the Sooty Tern rarely comes to land, except to breed in colonies on islands scattered throughout the Tropics. It is a very rare visitor to Britain & Ireland, with records generally from April to October.
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| Species of European Conservation Concern | Vulnerable |
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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Staffordshire, 1852 |
DISTRIBUTION
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Sooty Tern, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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5-letter code: SOOTE | Euring: 6230 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- Aversive conditioning to reduce raven predation on California least tern eggs
- Eradicating introduced mammals from a forested tropical island
- Rotator for protecting circular fish ponds against predatory birds
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