Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,751
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) is a seabird of the family Laridae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus comes from onux meaning "claw" or "nail", and prion, meaning "saw". The specific anaethetus means "senseless, stupid", in reference to its tameness around humans.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Bridled tern”.