WoRMS taxon details
Onychoprion fuscatus Linnaeus, 1766
567827 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:567827)
accepted
Species
Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Onychoprion fuscatus serratus (Wagler, 1830)
marine, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
WoRMS (2026). Onychoprion fuscatus Linnaeus, 1766. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567827 on 2026-06-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
Other
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | bonte stern | [details] |
| English | wideawakesooty tern | [details] |
| German | Rußseeschwalbe [from synonym] | [details] |
| Hebrew | שחפית כהה [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | セグロアジサシ [from synonym] | [details] |
| Lithuanian | tamsioji žuvėdra [from synonym] | [details] |
| Polish | rybitwa czarnogrzbieta [from synonym] | [details] |
| Russian | крачка темная. [from synonym] | [details] |
| Slovenian | črnoperuta čigra [from synonym] | [details] |
| Spanish | charrán sombrío [from synonym] | [details] |
| Turkish | isli sumru [from synonym] | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Темний крячок [from synonym]Крячок темний [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (216 publications) (from synonym Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Onychoprion fuscatus)
To GenBank (85 nucleotides; 38 proteins)
To GenBank (85 nucleotides; 38 proteins) (from synonym Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI (from synonym Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (216 publications) (from synonym Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Onychoprion fuscatus)
To GenBank (85 nucleotides; 38 proteins)
To GenBank (85 nucleotides; 38 proteins) (from synonym Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI (from synonym Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766)
To PESI
To ITIS