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Black Tern / Chlidonias niger LC

  • Old latin name for bird Sterna nigra, Hydrochelidon nigra, Chlidonias nigra

Black Ternbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Alarm call, call, © Lionel FREDERIC
    France
  • 2.
    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Poland
  • 3.
    Call, flight call, © James Lidster
    Netherlands
  • 4.
    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Poland
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Marco Dragonetti
    Romania
  • 6.
    Flight call, © Marco Dragonetti
    Romania
  • 7.
    Flight call, © Marco Dragonetti
    Romania
  • 8.
    Alarm call, © Kaspars Funts
    Latvia
  • 9.
    Call, © Ad Postma
    Netherlands
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

White-winged Tern
Black-fronted Tern
Whiskered Tern
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Where to see Black Tern

  • Breeding region Eurasia, North America
  • Breeding subregion inland temperate Canada, USA and Europe to c Asia
  • Non breeding region coasts and offshore waters, w Africa and Pacific and Caribbean coastal Mexico to n South America

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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwartsterretjie, Swartmeerswael , Swartmeerswael (Swartsterretjie)
AlbanianDallendyshe deti e zeze, Dallëndyshe deti e zezë, Dallëndyshe deti zezë
Arabicالخرشنة السوداء, الخرشنة السوداء جنة, خرشنة سوداء
Armenian[Sev Jratsitsar ], Սև Ջրածիծառ
AzerbaijaniQara sterna, Qara susüpürən, qara bataqlıqsüpürəni
Bashkirҡара сарлаҡ, һаҙ аҡсарлағы, ҡара аҡсарлаҡ
BasqueItsas enara beltza, Fumarell negre , Itsas enara beltz
BelarusianЧорная рыбачка, Рыбачка чорная
Bengaliকারা ঩ানচচর
BretonAr stêrwennel du, Stêrwennel zu
BulgarianЧерна рибарка
Catalanfumarell negre, Fumarell
Chinese黑浮鷗, 黑浮鸥, [hei fu-ou]
Chinese (Traditional)黑浮鷗
Chuvashхура крачка, хура шывчĕкеç, хура шыв чĕкеçĕ
CornishMorwennol dhu
CroatianCrna Cigra, crna čigra
Czechrybák èerný, Rybák cerný, rybák černý
DanishSortterne
DutchZwarte Stern
EsperantoNigra ŝterno
Estonianmustviires
FaroeseSvartterna
Finnishmustatiira
FrenchSterne noire, Guifette noire
FrisianBlaustirns
GalicianGaivina negra, Fumarell negre
Georgianშანი თევზიყლაპია, შავი თევზიყლაპია
GermanTrauerseeschwalbe
GreekΜαυρoγλάρovo, Μαυρογλάρονο
Hebrewמירומית שחורה, מרומית שחורה
Hungariankormos szerkő, Kormos szerko, Kormos szerkõ
IcelandicKolþerna, Koltþerna
IrishGeabhróg Dhubh
ItalianMignattino comune, Mignattino
Japaneseハシグロクロハラアジサシ
Kazakhқара қырқылдақ, Қара қарқылдақ, қара қарқылдақ шағала
Korean검은제비갈매기
Latvianmelnais zīriņš
LithuanianJuodoji žuvedra, juodoji žuvėdra
LuxembourgishSchwaarz Séischmuewel , Trauerséischmuewel
MacedonianЦрна рибарка, црна рибарка, Рибарска вртимушка
Malayalamആളക്കറുപ്പൻ
MalteseCirlewwa Sewda, Ċirlewwa Sewda
ManxGant doo, Sternag ghoo
MongolianХилэн хараалай, Хилэн хараалзай, тэнүүл цахлай, хараалзай
Northern SamiČáhppesdirru
Norwegiansvartterne
Norwegian NynorskSvartterne
Persianپرستودریایی (پرستوتالابی) سیاه, پرستودریایی سیاه, پرستو دریایی سیاه
PolishRybitwa bialoczelna, rybitwa czarna, Rybitwa białoczelna
PortugueseTrinta-réis-negro / Gaivina-preta, gaivina preta, trinta-réis-negro, gaivina-preta
RomanianChirighiţă neagră, Chirighiță neagră
RomanshPestgarel nair
RussianЧёрная крачка, Крачка черная, Черная крачка, Черная болотная чайка, Chyornaya Krachka
SardinianCaixedda
SerbianCrna čigra, crna cigra, Црна чигра
Slovakčorík čierny, Rybár čierny
Sloveniancrna cigra, črna čigra
SpanishGaviota Negra, Fumarel Comun, Gaviotica Prieta, Charrán Negro, Gaviotín negro, Gaviota golondrina negra, Fumarel Negro, Charrancito Negro, Gaviota Ceniza, Fumarel Cenizo, Golondrina-marina Negra, Fumarel común
Swedishsvarttärna
Tajikкрачкаи сиѐҳ
Tatarкара диңгез акчарлагы , кара крачка
TurkishKara Sumru, Siyah Deniz-kırlangıcı, Қара қарқылдақ
Turkmengara çerik
Ukrainianкрячок чорний, Чорний крячок, Крячок чорний
Uzbekқора чигиртчи
WelshCors-wennol ddu, Morwennol ddu, Corswennol ddu, Ysgraell ddu