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Dark-bodied tern of tropical offshore waters, rarely seen from mainland.
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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Breeds in colonies on rocky and sandy offshore islets. Adult solidly dark brown with white cap. White limited to the forehead on immature.
Sometimes found with offshore feeding flocks of boobies and other terns. Feeds by picking from the surface, not plunge-diving like most terns.
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