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Arctic Tern / Sterna paradisaea

Arctic Tern bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
Old latin name for birdSterna macrura, Sterna paradisea, Sterna paradisae
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyGulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae
GenusSterna
Breeding regionEurasia, North America
Breeding subregionwidespread Arctic and subarctic coasts and inland, from Greenland, Iceland and British Isles to ne Siberia, Sakhalin and Kamchatka (e Russia), Aleutian Is., Alaska mainland through Arctic and subarctic Canada to James Bay, se Canada and New York
Non breeding regionsubantarctic and oceans and Antarctic Ocean to edge of pack-ice

Arctic Tern bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Alarm call, courtship call, © Ulf Elman
    Sweden
  • 2.
    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 3.
    Alarm call, flight call, © Marco Preziosi
    United Kingdom
  • 4.
    Interaction call, © Peter Boesman
    Netherlands
  • 5.
    Alarm call, flight call, song, © Terje Kolaas
    Norway
  • 6.
    Call, flight call, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
  • 7.
    Alarm call, call, flight call, © Garrett MacDonald
    United States
  • 8.
    Call, © Marco Preziosi
    United Kingdom
  • 9.
    Alarm call, flight call, song, © Terje Kolaas
    Norway
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Forster's Tern
Black-bellied Tern
White-fronted Tern
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All related species (12)

Where to see Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern subspecies (0)

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansArktiese Seeswael , Arktiese Seeswael (Arktiese Sterretjie), Gewone Sterretjie, Arktiese Sterretjie
AlbanianDallëndyshe deti bishtgjatë
Arabicالخرشنة القطبية, خرشنة قطبية, الخرشنة القطبية الجنة
ArmenianԲևեռային ջրածիծառ
Azerbaijaniqütb zağcası, qütb susüpürəni
Bashkirполяр сарлағы
BasqueIpar-txenada, Xatrac àrtic
BelarusianКрычка палярная, Палярная крычка
Bengaliিঅকিটিক ঩ানচচর
BretonSkravig an hanternoz, Skravig-ar-sterenn
BulgarianПолярна рибарка
Catalanxatrac àrtic, Xatrac gros
Chinese北极燕鸥, [bei-ji yan-ou]
Chinese (Traditional)北極燕鷗
CornishMorwennol Arctyk
Creetaskateneoo kiask
Croatianarktička čigra, Polarna čigra
Czechrybák dlouhoocasý
DanishHavterne
DutchNoordse Stern, Noorse Stern
EsperantoArkta ŝterno
Estonianrandtiir
FaroeseKnokksvarta, Terna
Finnishlapintiira
FrenchHirondelle de mer paradis, Sterne arctique
FrisianNoardske stirns
GalicianXatrac àrtic, Carrán ártico
GermanKustenseeschwalbe, Küstenseeschwalbe, Küsten-Seeschwalbe
GreekΧιονογλάρονο, Χιovoγλάρovo
GuaraniAtî
Hebrewשחפית קוטב, שחפית קטב
Hungariansarki csér
IcelandicKría
IndonesianDaralaut Arktik, Dara-laut Arktik
InuktitutImeqqutaalaq, Emakatilak
IrishGeabhróg Artach
ItalianSterna codalunga, Sterna artica
Japaneseキョクアジサシ
Kazakhполяр қарқылдағы
Korean북극제비갈매기
LatvianGarastes zīriņš, jūras zīriņš
LithuanianArktinė žuvėdra, Poliarine žuvedra, Ilgauodegė žuvėdra, poliarinė žuvėdra
LuxembourgishArktesch Séischmuewel, Mierséischmuewel
MacedonianАрктичка чигра
MalteseCirlewwa tal-Artiku, Ċirlewwa ta'l-Artiku
ManxSternag Arctagh, Gant ny gibbinyn
MaoriTara-nui
Mongolianэгэл хараалай, хараацайлаг цахлай, Умардын хараалай, хараацай цахлай, хараалай
Northern SamiCearret, Čearret
NorwegianIsterne, rødnebbterne, Kystterne, Kyssterne, Rødnebbterne
Norwegian NynorskRaudnebbterne
PolishRybitwa zwyczajna, rybitwa popielata
PortugueseAndorinha-do-mar-ártica, andorinha-do-mar-árctica, trinta-réis-ártico / gaivina-do-árctico, gaivina-do-ártico, Andorinha-do-mar-ártica (Po), Andorinha-do-mar-árctica, trinta-réis-ártico, Gaivina-ártica, Trinta-réis-ártico / Gaivina do Árctico, andorinha do mar ártica, Gaivina-árctica, Trinta-réis-artico
RomanianChiră arctică, Chiră polară
Romanshpestgarel artic, Pestgarel arctic
RussianКрачка полярная, Полярная крачка
SerbianArktička čigra, Arkticka cigra, Арктичка чигра
Slovakrybár dlhochvostý
Slovenianpolarna čigra, polarna cigra
SpanishCharrán ártico, Charrán Viajero, Golondrina-marina Caspica, Gaviotín ártico, Gaviota golondrina caspiana, Charrá árctico, Gaviotín Ärtico, Gaviotín Artico, Charrán Artico, Gaviota del Ártico, Golondrina-marina Artica
Swedishsilvertärna
Thaiนกนางนวลแกลบขั้วโลกเหนือ
TurkishKuzey sumrusu, Kutup Sumrusu
UkrainianПолярний крячок, Крячок полярний , крячок полярний
Uzbekқутб чигиртчиси, қутб крачкаси
WelshMorwennol y gogledd, Môr-wennol y Gogledd, Morwennol fach
XhosaUnothenteza