Sooty Tern

Sterna fuscata

At riskvery high flu risk

The sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) is a tern in the family Laridae. It is a seabird of the tropical oceans and can fly for years at a time, skimming the sea surface for food, and returning to land only to breed, on islands throughout the equatorial zone.

References

  1. National risk scores for H5 bird flu for native birds and mammals — DCCEEW
  2. Sterna fuscata — Wikipedia