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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
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    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
AfrikaansSwartmeerswael , Swartmeerswael (Swartsterretjie), Swartsterretjie
AlbanianDallëndyshe deti e zezë, Dallendyshe deti e zeze, Dallëndyshe deti zezë
Arabicالخرشنة السوداء, خرشنة سوداء, الخرشنة السوداء جنة
Armenian[Sev Jratsitsar ], Սև Ջրածիծառ
AzerbaijaniQara sterna, Qara susüpürən, qara bataqlıqsüpürəni
Bashkirҡара сарлаҡ, һаҙ аҡсарлағы, 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 čigra, Crna Cigra
Czechrybák èerný, rybák černý, Rybák cerný
DanishSortterne
DutchZwarte Stern
EsperantoNigra ŝterno
Estonianmustviires
FaroeseSvartterna
Finnishmustatiira
FrenchSterne noire, Guifette noire
FrisianBlaustirns
GalicianFumarell negre , Gaivina negra
Georgianშანი თევზიყლაპია, შავი თევზიყლაპია
GermanTrauerseeschwalbe
GreekΜαυρογλάρονο, Μαυρoγλάρovo
Hebrewמרומית שחורה, מירומית שחורה
Hungariankormos szerkő, Kormos szerko, Kormos szerkõ
IcelandicKoltþerna, Kolþerna
IrishGeabhróg Dhubh
ItalianMignattino, Mignattino comune
Japaneseハシグロクロハラアジサシ
KazakhҚара қарқылдақ, қара қырқылдақ, қара қарқылдақ шағала
Korean검은제비갈매기
Latvianmelnais zīriņš
LithuanianJuodoji žuvedra, juodoji žuvėdra
LuxembourgishSchwaarz Séischmuewel , Trauerséischmuewel
Macedonianцрна рибарка, Рибарска вртимушка, Црна рибарка
Malayalamആളക്കറുപ്പൻ
MalteseĊirlewwa Sewda, Cirlewwa Sewda
ManxSternag ghoo, Gant doo
Mongolianтэнүүл цахлай, Хилэн хараалзай, хараалзай, Хилэн хараалай
Northern SamiČáhppesdirru
NorwegianSvartterne, svartterne
Norwegian NynorskSvartterne
Persianپرستودریایی سیاه, پرستو دریایی سیاه, پرستودریایی (پرستوتالابی) سیاه
Polishrybitwa czarna, Rybitwa bialoczelna, Rybitwa białoczelna
Portuguesetrinta-réis-negro, gaivina-preta, trinta-réis-negro / gaivina-preta, gaivina preta
RomanianChirighiță neagră, Chirighiţă 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, Крячок чорний , Чорний крячок
Uzbekқора чигиртчи
WelshCorswennol ddu, Cors-wennol ddu, Ysgraell ddu, Morwennol ddu