Where does the Gray-backed Tern live?
Onychoprion lunatus has 1,857 records in 23 countries and territories, from 1839 to 2026. Most records come from French Polynesia.
- 1,857 records
- 23 places
- 74 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesLaridaeOnychoprion
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | 607 | |
| United States | 504 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 420 | |
| Kiribati | 128 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 30 | |
| Solomon Islands | 22 | |
| Marshall Islands | 14 | |
| ZZ | 14 | |
| American Samoa | 10 | |
| Samoa | 9 | |
| Tonga | 8 | |
| Palau | 7 | |
| Fiji | 6 | |
| Micronesia | 5 | |
| Pitcairn | 3 | |
| Chile | 2 | |
| Japan | 2 | |
| Comoros | 2 | |
| Spain | 1 | |
| Nigeria | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 1 | |
| Vanuatu | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Laridae.
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11,223,960 records
Herring Gull
7,289,858 records
Lesser Black-backed Gull
6,915,295 records
American herring gull
6,899,110 records
Black-headed Gull
6,838,408 records
Great Black-backed Gull
5,036,634 records
Mew Gull
3,398,916 records
Laughing Gull
3,221,312 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.