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Gray-backed Tern Onychoprion lunatus Scientific name definitions

Carolyn S. Mostello, Nicholas A. Palaia, and Roger B. Clapp
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020

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Distribution of the Gray-backed Tern - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Gray-backed Tern

Recommended Citation

Mostello, C. S., N. A. Palaia, and R. B. Clapp (2020). Gray-backed Tern (Onychoprion lunatus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.gybter1.01
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