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Sooty Terns
 
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Description: Starbuck Island is home to large colonies of Sooty Terns (Sterna fuscata).
Field Notes: Starbuck hosts one of the largest Sooty Tern colonies in the Pacific, in 1980 their numbers were estimated around 800,000 birds. Their numbers have dwindled in recent years due to climate events, food scarcity and human impact.

Taxonomic Information
Family: Sternidae
Genus: Sterna
Species: fuscata
Common Name: Sooty Terns
Geographic Information
Location: Starbuck
Island: Starbuck
Island Group: Line
Country: Kiribati

Photo Information
Photographer: AK Kepler
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