Bird
Gray-backed Tern
Onychoprion lunatus · Laridae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsJan · May · Decmost records
Records366in 11 countries
Most seen inKiribati264 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Gray-backed Tern in brief
The gray-backed tern (Onychoprion lunatus) is a bird of the Laridae family — species of bird.
Across the 11 countries we cover it has 366 published records, most of them from Kiribati, Fiji and Solomon Islands. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, May and December and fall to their lowest in June and August.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Kiribati264 records · best May, Dec
Fiji32 records · best Jan, May
Solomon Islands22 records · best Apr, Mar
Marshall Islands14 records · best Sep, Mar
Samoa9 records · best Jun, Jan
Palau8 records · best Aug, Mar
Tonga8 records · best Sep, Nov
Micronesia5 records · best Apr, Nov
Comoros2 records · best Jan, Feb
Tuvalu1 records · best Apr, Jan
Vanuatu1 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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