• Synonyms Cabot's or Cayenne Tern
  • Old latin name for bird Sterna acuflavida

Cabot's Ternbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, flight call, © JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA
    Brazil
  • 3.
    Take-off call, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Flight calls., © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Jeremy Minns
    Brazil
  • 6.
    Begging call, © Dany Sloan
    United States
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    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 9.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Cabot's Tern

  • Breeding region Middle America, North America, South America
  • Breeding subregion coastal Virginia to s Texas, Caribbean, French Guiana, e Brazil and Argentina
  • Non breeding region Pacific coast from Mexico to Ecuador; Atlantic coast from Florida to Uruguay

Cabot's Tern subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Thalasseus acuflavidus acuflaviduscoastal w North Atlantic from Virginia to Florida, Gulf of Mexico to s Texas, Campeche Bank (n of Yucatan Pen., ec Mexico), Belize cays and West Indiesto s Peru and UruguayNo
Thalasseus acuflavidus eurygnathusislands off Venezuela and the Guianas, coastal e Brazil, ec and se Argentina-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansAmerikaanse grootsterretjie
Chinese卡氏凤头燕鸥, 小白嘴端凤头燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional)美洲白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗
Croatianamerička dugokljuna čigra
CzechRybák karibský, rybák americký
DanishAmerikansk Splitterne
DutchAmerikaanse Grote Stern
EsperantoAmerika blanka sterno
EstonianAmeerika tutt-tiir
Finnishamerikanriuttatiira
FrenchSterne de Cabot ou S. de Cayenne, Sterne de Cabot
FrisianAmerikaanske klikstirns
GalicianCarrán cristado americano
GermanAmerikanische Brandseeschwalbe, Amerikanische Brandseeschwalbe, Cayenneseeschwalbe
IrishGeabhróg scothdhubh Meiriceánach
ItalianBeccapesci americano
Japaneseサンドイッチアジサシ (acuflavidus)
LatvianAmerikas cekulzīriņš
Northern SamiAmerihkáriddočearret
Norwegianstrandterne
Polishrybitwa karaibska
Portuguesetrinta-réis-de-bando, garajau-de-cabot
RussianКрачка Кабота, Карибская крачка
Slovakrybár ponáravý
SlovenianAmeriška kričava čigra
SpanishCharrán piquiagudo
Swedishcayennetärna, Cabots tärna
Ukrainianкрячок атлантичний, Крячок (рябодзьобий) західноатлантичний
WelshMôr-wennol Cabot