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Family Laridae

HAWAII

Sterna fuscata

Eastern Island, Midway Atoll

SOOTY TERN    'EWA'EWA

Common during winter & spring nesting season around the Hawaiian Islands.  Nests on the ground.  Adults travel far from land to forage and may remain airborne for years.

State of Hawaii DLNR Factsheet