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Sooty Tern

දුම්වන් මුහුදු ලිහිණියා புகைப் பழுப்பு நிற ஆலா

Onychoprion fuscatus

Least concern

Sooty Tern
Marinha do Brasil · CC BY-SA 2.0

Overview

The sooty tern is a tern in the family Laridae. It is a seabird of the tropical oceans and can fly for years at a time, skimming the sea surface for food, and returning to land only to breed, on islands throughout the equatorial zone.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia (EN): Sooty tern — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): புகைப் பழுப்பு நிற ஆலா — CC BY-SA 4.0