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Common Tern / Sterna hirundo

Common Tern bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSea-swallow, Black-billed Common Tern
Old latin name for birdSterna fluviatilis
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyGulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae
GenusSterna
Breeding regionEurasia, North America
Breeding subregionwidespread, subarctic, temperate, and locally tropical Northern Hemisphere
Non breeding regionwidespread coasts to s South America, s Africa, w Madagascar, and s Australia

Common Tern bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Lars Edenius
    Sweden
  • 2.
    Call, flight call, song, © Eetu Paljakka
    Finland
  • 3.
    Call, flight call, short calls, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Call, flight call, short call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 5.
    Bill snapping, threat call, © Marco Dragonetti
    Italy
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    Call, flight call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Flight call, threat call, © Marco Dragonetti
    Poland
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    Call, flight call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Call, flight call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Call, flight call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Forster's Tern
Black-bellied Tern
White-fronted Tern
Arctic Tern
South American Tern
Black-naped Tern
Roseate Tern
River Tern
White-cheeked Tern
All related species (12)

Where to see Common Tern

Common Tern subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Sterna hirundo hirundoAzores, Madeira and Canary is. (Macaronesia, w of nw Africa); Tunisia (n Africa), Mauritania and Senegal (w Africa); inland Europe (except Arctic) to nw Siberia and w China; inland Northwest Territories to Montana, James Bay and se Canada and New England, coastal w North Atlantic to South Carolina; Bahamas (erratic), and islands n of Venezuelas oceansNo
Sterna hirundo longipennisne Siberia s to Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Ussuriland and e Mongolia to ne Chinase Asia and Philippines to AustraliaNo
Sterna hirundo minussensisc, s Siberia s to Transbaikalia, s Russian Altai and sc MongoliaIndian OceanNo
Sterna hirundo tibetanac Asia to Xinjiang (w China) e to nw Inner Mongolia, s through Tibetan Plateau from e Ladakh to Qinghaie Indian OceanNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGewone Seeswael , Gewone Sterretjie, Gewone Seeswael (Gewone Sterretjie)
AlbanianDallëndyshe e zakonshme deti
Arabicخرشنة شائعة, الخرشنة الشائعة, خطاف البحر, الخرشنة الشائعة الجنة
ArmenianԳետային Ջրածիծառ, [Getayin Jratsitsar ]
Azerbaijaniçay su qaranquşu, Çay sternası, adi su qaranquşu, adi susüpürən, Çay susüpürəni
Bashkirҡарабаш сарлаҡ, керелдәк сарлаҡ, йылға сарлағы, йылға аҡсарлағы , ҡарабаш аҡсарлаҡ
BasqueXatrac comú, Txenada arrunta, Txenada, Txenada arrunt
BelarusianРачная крычка, Крычка рачная
Bengali঩াচত ঩ানচচর, পাতি পানচিল
BretonGwennili-mor, Scravig, Ar skravig boutin, Skravig, Skravig boutin, Skrav, Perig
BulgarianРечна рибарка
Catalanxatrac comú, Llambritja, Curroc
Chinese普通燕鸥, 普通燕鷗, [yan-ou], [putong yan-ou], 长翅海燕, [chang-chi hai-yan], 燕鷗
Chinese (Traditional)普通燕鷗, 燕鷗, 長翅海燕
Chuvashахаль шывчĕкеç, юханшыв крачки, шыв чĕкеçĕ
CornishMorwennol
Creetaskateneoo kiask
Croatiancrvenokljuna čigra, Crvenokljuna Cigra
Czechrybák obecný
DanishFjordterne
DutchVisdief, Visdiefje
EsperantoHirunda ŝterno
Estonianjõgitiir, Jogitiir
FaroeseKriterna
Finnishkalatiira
FrenchHirondelle de mer, Sterne commune, Pierre-Garin, Sterne pierregarin, Sterne hirondelle
FrisianWytstirns
GalicianXatrac comú, Carrán común
Georgianმდინარის თევზიყლაპია, ჩვეულებრივი თევზიყლაპია
GermanFlussseeschwalbe, Fluss-Seeschwalbe, Flußseeschwalbe
GreekΘαλασσοχελιδόνα, Ποταμογλάρονο, Ποταμόγλαρονο, Πoταμoγλάρovo
GuaraniAtî
Hebrewשחפית ים
Hungarianküszvágó csér
IcelandicSílaþerna
IndonesianDara-laut biasa, Dara laut hirunda, Burung Dara-laut Biasa, Daralaut Biasa, Burung Dara Laut Biasa, Dara laut biasa
IrishGeabhróg
ItalianSterna comune
Japaneseアジサシ
Kazakhөзен қарқылдақ шағаласы, өзен шағаласы, Єзен қарқылдағы, кәдімгі қырқылдақ, өзен қарқылдағы
Korean제비갈매기
Latvianupes zīriņš
LithuanianKirlė, Upine žuvedra, upinė žuvėdra
LuxembourgishFlossséischmuewel
MacedonianОбична вртимушка, Речна рибарка, речна чигра
MalayCamar Siput, Burung Camar, Burung Camar Siput
Malayalamചോരക്കാലി ആള
MalteseĊirlewwa tal-Baħar, Cirlewwa tal-Bahar
ManxSpithag, Gibbyn Gant, Sternag chadjin, Spyrryd, Gollan marrey
MongolianХараалай, хараацайлаг цахлай, Эгэл хараалай, хараацай цахлай
Nepaliवायु ङ्घयालङ्घयाले
Northern SamiGuollečearret, Mákreallacearret
NorwegianMakrellterne, makrellterne
Norwegian NynorskMakrellterne
Persianپرستو دریایی معمولی, پرستودریایی معمولی
PolishRybitwa różowa, Rybitwa pospolita, Rybitwa zwyczajna, rybitwa rzeczna, Rybitwa rózowa
PortugueseGaivina, Andorinha-do-mar-comum, Inha-do-mar-comum, andorinha do mar comum, trinta-réis, Trinta-réis-de-bico-preto, Garajau-comum, Trinta-réis-boreal, gaivina-comum, trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina, andorinha-do-mar-comum
RomanianChiră de baltă
RomanshPestgarel da flum
RussianRechnaya Krachka, Обыкновенная крачка, Речная крачка, Крачка речная
SerbianОбична чигра, Obična čigra, obicna cigra
Slovakrybár riečny, Rybár obyčajný
Sloveniannavadna cigra, navadna čigra
SpanishGaviotín pico grueso, Gaviotín golondrina, Gaviotín boreal, Charrán piquinegro, Gaviotín, Gaviota Común, Gaviotín Común, Golondrina de Mar, Visdief, Gaviota golondrina común, Charrán pico grueso, Charrán común, Golondrina-marina Común
SwahiliShakwe Mbayuwayu
Swedishfisktärna
TamilAala, [Kadal kuruvi]
Tatarелга акчарлагы
Thaiนกนางนวลแกลบทะเล, นกนางนวลแกลบธรรมดา
TurkishSumru, Өзен қарқылдақ, Deniz-kırlangıcı
Turkmenderýa çerigi
UkrainianКрячок річковий , крячок річковий, Річковий крячок
Uzbekдарѐ чигиртчиси, оддий чигиртчи, сув чигиртчиси
VietnameseChim Nhàn, Nhàn, Chim Nhàn thường
WelshMorwennol gyffredin, Môr-wennol gyffredin, Ysgrechen, Gwennol-y-môr, Ysgraell
XhosaUnothenteza