Sooty Tern

Nesofregetta fuliginosa

The Sooty Tern is a seabird with a distinctive appearance, featuring a blackish plumage, long pointed wings, and a deeply forked tail. These birds are known for their graceful and agile flight, often gliding effortlessly over the open ocean. Sooty Terns are highly gregarious, nesting in large colonies on remote oceanic islands. They feed on small fish and squid, foraging by plunge-diving into the water. Their haunting calls can be heard echoing across their breeding colonies. Sooty Terns are remarkable long-distance migrants, traveling vast distances between their breeding and wintering grounds. They are an iconic species of the open ocean, representing the beauty and resilience of marine ecosystems.

Habitat: Open ocean, remote oceanic islands