Species profile
Grey-backed tern
Onychoprion lunatus
Quick answer
Islands in tropical Pacific Ocean
- Scientific name
- Onychoprion lunatus
- Family
- Laridae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Onychoprion
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Grey-backed tern in your journal
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