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                                        gptkbp:instanceOf
                                    
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                                            gptkb:bird
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:billColor
                                    
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                                            Black
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:breedingSeason
                                    
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                                            gptkb:island
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:callsign
                                    
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                                            Loud, harsh
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:commonName
                                    
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                                            Wideawake
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:conservationStatus
                                    
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                                            Least Concern
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:describedBy
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Linnaeus
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:describedYear
                                    
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                                            1766
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:diet
                                    
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                                            gptkb:fish
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Squid
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:distribution
                                    
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                                            Worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:eggColor
                                    
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                                            Creamy with brown spots
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:family
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Laridae
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:fledgingPeriod
                                    
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                                            8–10 weeks
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:flightNumber
                                    
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                                            Strong, graceful
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:genus
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Onychoprion
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:habitat
                                    
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                                            Tropical oceans
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:incubationPeriod
                                    
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                                            28–30 days
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:IUCNStatusSystem
                                    
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                                            gptkb:IUCN3.1
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:legColor
                                    
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                                            Black
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:length
                                    
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                                            33–36 cm
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:lifespan
                                    
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                                            Up to 32 years
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:migratory
                                    
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                                            Highly pelagic, rarely seen on land outside breeding season
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:molting
                                    
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                                            Annual
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:nesting
                                    
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                                            gptkb:ground
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:notableFeature
                                    
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                                            Rarely lands on water
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Forms large breeding colonies
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Long-distance flyer
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:notableFor
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Ascension_Island
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Dry_Tortugas
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Aldabra Atoll
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:order
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Charadriiformes
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:plumage
                                    
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                                            Black upperparts and white underparts
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:predators
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Gulls
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Crabs
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Rats
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:scientificName
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Onychoprion_fuscatus
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:sexualDimorphism
                                    
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                                            Minimal
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:tailLength
                                    
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                                            Forked
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:wingspan
                                    
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                                            82–94 cm
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:bfsParent
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Avifauna_of_Laysan
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:bfsLayer
                                    
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                                            8
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
                                    
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                                            Sooty Tern
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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