Antarctic Tern / Sterna vittata
| Antarctic Tern bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Swallow-tailed Tern, Wreathed Tern |
| Old latin name for bird | Sterna antistropha |
| Order | Shorebirds / Charadriiformes |
| Family | Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae |
| Genus | Sterna |
| Breeding region | Southern ocean |
| Breeding subregion | widespread, subantarctic and Antarctic is., South Atlantic, South Indian, w South Pacific and Antarctic Pen. |
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Related species
Forster's Tern
Black-bellied Tern
White-fronted Tern
Arctic Tern
South American Tern
Black-naped Tern
Roseate Tern
River Tern
Common Tern
Where to see Antarctic Tern
Antarctic Tern subspecies (6)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterna vittata bethunei | subantarctic w South Pacific islands: Macquarie (far se of Australia), Stewart, Snares, Auckland, and Campbell (s of South I.) and Bounty and Antipodes (se of South I.; New Zealand) | - | No |
| Sterna vittata gaini | South Shetland Is., Antarctic Pen. and satellites | - | No |
| Sterna vittata georgiae | South Orkney, South Georgia and South Sandwich is. | - | No |
| Sterna vittata sanctipauli | St. Paul and Amsterdam is. (sc South Atlantic Ocean) | - | No |
| Sterna vittata tristanensis | Tristan da Cunha group including Gough (sc South Atlantic Ocean) | - | No |
| Sterna vittata vittata | Prince Edward, Crozet, Kerguelen, Bouvet and Heard is. (sw, se South Indian Ocean) | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grysborsseeswael , Grysborssterretjie, Grysborsseeswael (Grysborssterretjie) |
| Azerbaijani | Antarktik susüpürəni |
| Bengali | িযািাকিটিকায ানচচর |
| Bulgarian | Антарктическа рибарка |
| Catalan | xatrac antàrtic |
| Chinese | 南极燕鸥 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 南極燕鷗 |
| Croatian | antarktička čigra |
| Czech | rybák jižní |
| Danish | Sydhavsterne |
| Dutch | Antarctische Stern, Zuidpoolstern |
| Esperanto | antarkta ŝterno |
| Estonian | lõunatiir |
| Finnish | eteläntiira |
| French | Sterne couronnée, Sterne subantarctique |
| German | Antarktik Seeschwalbe, Gabelschwanz-Seeschwalbe, Antipoden-Seeschwalbe, Antipodenseeschwalbe, Antarktisseeschwalbe, Antarktikseeschwalbe |
| Hungarian | antarktiszi csér |
| Icelandic | Svalþerna |
| Italian | Sterna antartica |
| Japanese | ナンキョクアジサシ |
| Lithuanian | antarktinė žuvėdra |
| Norwegian | sørhavsterne, Sørhavsterne |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Sørhavsterne |
| Polish | rybitwa antarktyczna |
| Portuguese | andorinha-do-mar-antárctica, Gaivina-antárctica, Gaivina artica, trinta-réis-antártico, gaivina-do-antártico, Trinta-réis-antartico |
| Russian | Антарктическая крачка |
| Serbian | Antarktička čigra |
| Slovak | rybár rajský |
| Spanish | Gaviotín antártico, Gaviotín Antártico de Shetland del Sur, Gaviotín Antártico de Georgia del Sur, Gaviotín, Charrán antártico |
| Swedish | antarktistärna |
| Turkish | Antarktika Sumrusu |
| Ukrainian | крячок антарктичний |