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Bridled Tern / Onychoprion anaethetus

Bridled Tern bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsAtlantic Bridled Tern, Brown-winged Tern, Red Sea Bridled Tern
Old latin name for birdSterna anaethetus, Sterna melanoptera, Sterna fuligula, Onychoprion anethetus, Sterna anaetheta
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyGulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae
GenusOnychoprion
Breeding regionTropical
Breeding subregionwidespread tropical and subtropical is., mostly near continents (except e Polynesia and Hawaiian Is. and other remote is.)

Bridled Tern bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Alarm call, © Oscar Campbell
    United Arab Emirates
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Mandar Bhagat
    India
  • 3.
    Flight call, © Pronoy Baidya
    India
  • 4.
    Adult, call, © AUDEVARD Aurélien
    Australia
  • 5.
    Alarm call, call, flight call, © Geoff Carey
    China
  • 6.
    Flight call, © Oscar Campbell
    United Arab Emirates
  • 7.
    Call, © Oscar Campbell
    United Arab Emirates
  • 8.
    Call, © Charlie Vogt
    Ecuador
  • 9.
    Call, flight call, © Eveny Luis
    India
  • 10.
    Call, © John van Dort
    Nicaragua
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Aleutian Tern
Sooty Tern
Spectacled Tern

Where to see Bridled Tern

Bridled Tern subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Onychoprion anaethetus anaethetustropical and subtropical e Indian and w Pacific oceans: islands w of Thailand and Malaysia, in Indonesian Arch., Okinawa and Yaeyama is. (Ryukyu Is.=Nansei Shoto, s Japan), Taiwan, islands off e China, Philippines, New Guinea and w, n, ne Australian satellites, Admiralty Is. (nw Bismarck Arch.), Rennell (s Solomon Is.), New Caledonia and Fiji (sw Polynesia) to Samoa (c Polynesia)-No
Onychoprion anaethetus antarcticustropical Indian Ocean islands: Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Somalia to Tanzania, smaller Inner Is. (ne Seychelles) and Barren I. (w of c Madagascar, w Indian Ocean); Chagos Arch. (nc Indian Ocean), Lakshadweep (w of c India), Vengurla Rocks (w of s Maharashtra, w India), and Adam's Bridge islands (between India and Sri Lanka)-No
Onychoprion anaethetus melanopterusislets throughout Caribbean Sea from Bahamas (formerly also Pelican Shoal, Florida Keys), e Yucatan Pen., e Belize, Bay Is. (n of c Honduras) to Lesser Antilles and n Venezuela and Tobago; off s Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal and Gulf of Guinea is. (nw, wc Africa)to New England in Gulf Stream (w North Atlantic)No
Onychoprion anaethetus nelsoniislets w of Nayarit and Guerrero (wc Mexico), Gulf of Fonseca (w of Honduras), Guanacaste (nw Costa Rica), Los Frailes del Sur (off sc Panama) and Islote Pelado (off sw Ecuador)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBrilseeswael , Brilseeswael (Brilsterretjie), Brilsterretjie
Arabicالخرشنة المُلجَمة, خرشنة ملجمة
Azerbaijaniqonurqanad susüpürən
BelarusianБуракрылая крычка
BretonSkravig mouchig gwenn
BulgarianКафявокрила рибарка, Кафявобуза рибарка
Catalanxatrac embridat
Chinese白眉燕鷗, 褐翅燕鸥, 褐翅燕鷗
Chinese (Traditional)白眉燕鷗, 褐翅燕鷗
Croatiansmeđokrila čigra
CzechRybák Gmelinuv, rybák uzdičkový
DanishBrilleterne
DutchBrilstern
Esperantobrida ŝterno, Bridŝterno
Estoniantroopikatiir
FaroeseEnnihvít terna
Finnishohjasnokitiira, Tropiikkitiira
FrenchSterne bridée, Sterne à collier
FrisianBrilstirns
GalicianCarrán embridado
GermanZügelseeschwalbe
GreekΣταχτογλάρονο, Σταχτoγλάρovo
Hebrewשחפית רסן
Hungarianálarcos csér
IcelandicTaumþerna
IndonesianDara laut kendal, Daralaut Batu, Dara-laut batu, Burung Dara-laut Batu, Dara laut sayap cocklat, Burung Dara Laut Sayap Coklat
IrishGeabhróg bhánmhuinceach, Geabhróg spéaclach
ItalianSterna dalle redini
Japaneseマミジロアジサシ
Korean에위니아제비갈매기
Latvianbrūnspārnu zīriņš
LithuanianTamsiasparnė žuvėdra, rudasparnė žuvėdra
MacedonianКафеава чигра
MalagasyMavolambosy, Samby
MalayCamar Batu, Burung Camar Batu
Malayalamതവിടൻ കടലാള
ManxSternag speckleyragh
Northern SamiNjuolasgožučearret
NorwegianTøyleterne, tøyleterne
Norwegian NynorskTygleterne
Persianپرستودریایی پشت‌دودی, پرستو دریایی پشت ‌دودی
Polishrybitwa brunatnogrzbieta
Portuguesegaivina-de-dorso-castanho, Garajau-de-dorso-castanho
RomanianChiră bridată
RussianСмирная крачка, Бурокрылая чайка, Бурокрылая крачка
SerbianMrka čigra
Slovakrybár tmavokrídly
Slovenianrjavoperuta čigra
SpanishGaviota Oscura, Gaviotín de Cerdas, Gaviotín de bridas, Golondrina-marina Embridada, Charrán embridado, Gaviota Monja, Gaviotín Embridado, Brilstern
SwahiliShakwe Mgongo-kijivu
Swedishtygeltärna, Gråryggad sottärna
Thaiนกนางนวลแกลบคิ้วขาว
TurkishSürmeli Sumru
Ukrainianкрячок бурокрилий
VietnameseChim Nhàn lưng nâu, Nhàn lưng đen, Chim Nhàn lưng đen, Nhàn lưng nâu
WelshMorwennol ffrwynog, Môr-wennol ffrwynog