• Synonyms Blacknaped Tern
  • Old latin name for bird Sterna melanauchen

Black-naped Ternbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
  • 3.
    Call, © Todd Mark
    Palau
  • 4.
    Call, flight call, © Ding Li Yong/Audrey Ngo
    Indonesia
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    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Japan
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    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Japan
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Black-naped Tern

  • Breeding region Africa, Australasia, Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion islands off tropical Indian and Pacific oceans from Seychelles to Cook Is. (e Polynesia)
  • Non breeding region IO, s PO

Black-naped Tern subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Sterna sumatrana mathewsiAldabra and Cosmoledo (Aldabra group, sw Seychelles), Farquhar and Amirantes groups (coralline c Seychelles; w Indian Ocean); Chagos Arch. and Maldives (nw Indian Ocean)-No
Sterna sumatrana sumatranatropical e Indian and w Pacific Ocean islands: Andaman Is., Thailand, Vietnam, Malay Pen., Ryukyu Is. (=Nansei Shoto, s Japan), islands off e China coast, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesian Arch., New Guinea satellites, n Australia, Melanesia, s Micronesia, Tuvalu (=Ellice Is.), Fiji, Tonga, Tokelau and Samoa (w, c Polynesia), and n Cook Is. (e Polynesia)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwartneksterretjie, Swartkroonseeswael (Swartnekseeswael, Swartkroonsterretjie, Swartneksterretjie), Swartkroonseeswael (Swartnekseeswael, Swartkroonseeswael , Swartkroonsterretjie
Azerbaijaniparlaq susüpürən
BelarusianСветлая крычка
Bengaliকালাঘাড় পানচিল, কারাঘাড় ঩ানচচর
BulgarianСуматранска рибарка
Catalanxatrac de Sumatra
Chinese蒼燕鷗, 黑枕燕鸥, 黑枕燕鷗
Chinese (Traditional)黑枕燕鷗, 蒼燕鷗〔黑枕燕鷗〕, 蒼燕鷗
Croatiansvijetla čigra
Czechrybák bělotemenný, Rybák belocelý
DanishIndonesisk Terne
DutchZwartnekstern
EsperantoNigranuka ŝterno
Estonianmustkukal-tiir
Finnishmustaniskatiira
FrenchSterne à nuque noire, Sterne de Sumatra, Sterne diamant
FrisianSwartnekkestirns
GalicianCarrán de Sumatra
GermanSchwarznacken-Seeschwalbe, Schwarznackenseeschwalbe
Hebrewשחפית שחורת-עורף
Hungarianfeketefejű csér
IcelandicDepilþerna
IndonesianBurung Dara-laut Tengkuk-hitam, Dara-laut tengkuk-hitam, Burung Dara Laut Sumatera, Dara laut Sumatra, Dara laut tengkuk hitam, Daralaut Tengkuk-hitam
IrishGeabhróg bhaicdhubh
ItalianSterna nucanera
Japaneseエリグロアジサシ
Latvianmelnkakla zīriņš
Lithuanianjuodasprandė žuvėdra
MalayBurung Camar Topi Hitam, Burung Camar Tengkuk Hitam, Camar Tengkuk Hitam, Burung Camar Sumatera
Malayalamപിടലികറുപ്പൻ ആള
Northern SamiČáhppesniehkkečearret
Norwegiansvartnakketerne
Norwegian NynorskSvartnakketerne
Polishrybitwa równikowa
PortugueseGaivina-de-nuca-preta, andorinha-do-mar-de-samatra
RussianСветлая крачка, Франклинова чайка, Светлая темнозатылочная крачка
Samoangogosina
SerbianSumatranska čigra
Slovakrybár čiernotylý, rybár čiernotylový
SpanishCharrán de Sumatra, Gaviotín de Nuca Blanca
SwahiliShakwe Kisogo-cheusi
Swedishsvartnackad tärna
Thaiนกนางนวลแกลบท้ายทอยดำ
TurkishKara Enseli Sumru
Ukrainianкрячок індонезійський
VietnameseNhàn Xumatra, Nhàn sumatra, Chim Nhàn Xumatra
WelshMôr-wennol warddu