Species profile
Sterna melanops
Sterna melanops
Quick answer
Sterna melanops is a species in the Laridae family, order Charadriiformes. Record a sighting in Feather Journal and it joins your life list with the date, place and photos attached.
- Scientific name
- Sterna melanops
- Family
- Laridae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Sterna
Recording Sterna melanops in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.