How big does the Sooty Tern get?

The Sooty Tern grows to about 45 cm.

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

Group: Other
Max size: 45 cm
IUCN status: LC

The sooty tern spends years on the wing over tropical oceans, rarely landing on water and snatching fish and squid from the surface. It nests in huge, noisy colonies on remote islands, scraping a spot on sand, coral or rock. The wingspan stretches close to a metre on a bird of about 45 centimetres long.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Laridae › Onychoprion

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 567827.

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How big does the Sooty Tern get?: The Sooty Tern grows to about 45 cm.