Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
Onychoprion fuscatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)

I’ve seen Sooty Terns only once, when I visited the Dry Tortugas in 1997, and have no photos. This bird has an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records:

Sooty Tern: Most airborne bird. The most airborne of all birds is the sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus). After leaving the nesting grounds as a youngster, it remains aloft for 3–10 years while maturing, settling on water from time to time before returning to land to breed as an adult.

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