Names
| Dutch name | Bonte stern |
| English name | Sooty Tern |
| Alternative English name | Egg bird (Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Martin) |
| Papiamento name | Stèrnchi Bata Preto (Aruba) |
| Papiamento name | Meuchi Bachi Pretu (Curaçao) |
| Papiamento name | Stèrnchi Batu Pretu (Bonaire) |
| Valid name | Onychoprion fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
| Synonym | Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766 |
| Synonym | Sterna fuscata fuscata (Linnaeus, 1766) |
Classification
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Animalia [kingdom]
Animals
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Chordata [phylum]
Chordates
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Aves [class]
Birds
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Charadriiformes [order]
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Laridae [family]
Gulls, Terns and Skimmers
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Onychoprion Wagler, 1832 [genus]
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Onychoprion fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1766) [species]
Sooty Tern
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Onychoprion fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1766) [species]
Sooty Tern
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Onychoprion Wagler, 1832 [genus]
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Laridae [family]
Gulls, Terns and Skimmers
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Charadriiformes [order]
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Aves [class]
Birds
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Chordata [phylum]
Chordates