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Black Tern / Chlidonias niger

Black Tern bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
Old latin name for birdChlidonias nigra, Sterna nigra, Hydrochelidon nigra
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyGulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae
GenusChlidonias
Breeding regionEurasia, North America
Breeding subregioninland temperate Canada, USA and Europe to c Asia
Non breeding regioncoasts and offshore waters, w Africa and Pacific and Caribbean coastal Mexico to n South America

Black Tern bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Poland
  • 2.
    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Poland
  • 3.
    Call, flight call, © James Lidster
    Netherlands
  • 4.
    Call, © Ad Postma
    Netherlands
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    Flight call, threat calls, © Marco Dragonetti
    Romania
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    Flight call, © Marco Dragonetti
    Romania
  • 7.
    Alarm call, © Kaspars Funts
    Latvia
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    Alarm call, © Kaspars Funts
    Latvia
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    Flight call, © Marco Dragonetti
    Romania
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    Flight call, © Marco Dragonetti
    Romania
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

White-winged Tern
Black-fronted Tern
Whiskered Tern

Where to see Black Tern

Black Tern subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Chlidonias niger nigerinland Europe (except British Isles and n Scandinavia) to c Asia, sc Russia and nw Mongoliato coastal Senegal and n Namibia (w Africa)No
Chlidonias niger surinamensisinland wc Northwest Territories and e British Columbia to s James Bay and se Maritime Provinces (nw to se Canada) to c California, Kansas, Great Lakes and Maine (nw, wc to ne USA)coastal Jalisco and Yucatan Pen. (wc, ec Mexico) to coastal Colombia and VenezuelaNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwartsterretjie, Swartmeerswael , Swartmeerswael (Swartsterretjie)
AlbanianDallendyshe deti e zeze, Dallëndyshe deti e zezë, Dallëndyshe deti zezë
Arabicالخرشنة السوداء, خرشنة سوداء, الخرشنة السوداء جنة
Armenian[Sev Jratsitsar ], Սև Ջրածիծառ
Azerbaijaniqara bataqlıqsüpürəni, Qara sterna, Qara susüpürən
Bashkirһаҙ аҡсарлағы, ҡара сарлаҡ, ҡара аҡсарлаҡ
BasqueFumarell negre , Itsas enara beltza, Itsas enara beltz
BelarusianЧорная рыбачка, Рыбачка чорная
Bengaliকারা ঩ানচচর
BretonStêrwennel zu, Ar stêrwennel du
BulgarianЧерна рибарка
Catalanfumarell negre, Fumarell
Chinese黑浮鸥, [hei fu-ou], 黑浮鷗
Chinese (Traditional)黑浮鷗
Chuvashхура шыв чĕкеçĕ, хура шывчĕкеç, хура крачка
CornishMorwennol dhu
CroatianCrna Cigra, crna čigra
Czechrybák èerný, rybák černý, Rybák cerný
DanishSortterne
DutchZwarte Stern
EsperantoNigra ŝterno
Estonianmustviires
FaroeseSvartterna
Finnishmustatiira
FrenchSterne noire, Guifette noire
FrisianBlaustirns
GalicianGaivina negra, Fumarell negre
Georgianშანი თევზიყლაპია, შავი თევზიყლაპია
GermanTrauerseeschwalbe
GreekΜαυρογλάρονο, Μαυρoγλάρovo
Hebrewמירומית שחורה, מרומית שחורה
Hungariankormos szerkő, Kormos szerko, Kormos szerkõ
IcelandicKoltþerna, Kolþerna
IrishGeabhróg Dhubh
ItalianMignattino comune, Mignattino
Japaneseハシグロクロハラアジサシ
Kazakhқара қырқылдақ, қара қарқылдақ шағала, Қара қарқылдақ
Korean검은제비갈매기
Latvianmelnais zīriņš
Lithuanianjuodoji žuvėdra, Juodoji žuvedra
LuxembourgishSchwaarz Séischmuewel , Trauerséischmuewel
Macedonianцрна рибарка, Рибарска вртимушка, Црна рибарка
Malayalamആളക്കറുപ്പൻ
MalteseĊirlewwa Sewda, Cirlewwa Sewda
ManxSternag ghoo, Gant doo
MongolianХилэн хараалай, тэнүүл цахлай, хараалзай, Хилэн хараалзай
Northern SamiČáhppesdirru
Norwegiansvartterne, Svartterne
Norwegian NynorskSvartterne
Persianپرستو دریایی سیاه, پرستودریایی سیاه, پرستودریایی (پرستوتالابی) سیاه
Polishrybitwa czarna, Rybitwa bialoczelna, Rybitwa białoczelna
Portuguesegaivina-preta, trinta-réis-negro / gaivina-preta, gaivina preta, trinta-réis-negro
RomanianChirighiţă neagră, Chirighiță neagră
RomanshPestgarel nair
RussianЧёрная крачка, Черная болотная чайка, Chyornaya Krachka, Крачка черная, Черная крачка
SardinianCaixedda
SerbianЦрна чигра, Crna čigra, crna cigra
Slovakčorík čierny, Rybár čierny
Sloveniančrna čigra, crna cigra
SpanishGolondrina-marina Negra, Gaviotín negro, Charrán Negro, Gaviotica Prieta, Fumarel Comun, Gaviota Negra, Gaviota Ceniza, Gaviota golondrina negra, Fumarel Cenizo, Fumarel Negro, Charrancito Negro, Fumarel común
Swedishsvarttärna
Tajikкрачкаи сиѐҳ
Tatarкара крачка, кара диңгез акчарлагы
TurkishSiyah Deniz-kırlangıcı, Қара қарқылдақ, Kara Sumru
Turkmengara çerik
UkrainianКрячок чорний , Чорний крячок, крячок чорний
Uzbekқора чигиртчи
WelshCorswennol ddu, Cors-wennol ddu, Ysgraell ddu, Morwennol ddu