Birds of Ecuador

    CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)  
Genus: Onychoprion (2 species, 4 worldwide)


Bridled Tern
Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus melanopterus)
Homestead, Florida,  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Normally seen far from shore, often resting on floating objects. The Bridled Tern is smaller than the slightly larger Sooty Tern, and has grey-brown and not black wings.

Sooty Tern
Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus fuscatus)
Homestead, Florida,  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Normally seen far from shore, often resting on floating objects. Compare to Bridled Tern. There are millions of Sooty Tern in the world, and there are records at inland bodies of water as well.


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