• Synonyms Chinese lesser crested Tern, Chinese Crested-Tern
  • Old latin name for bird Sterna zimmermanni, Sterna bernsteini, Thalasseus zimmermanni

Chinese Crested Ternbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © He Wenjin/文进
    China
  • 2.
    Call, © lchunfai
    China
  • 3.
    Call, flight call, © 王自堃
    China
  • 4.
    Uncertain, © Ju-Hyun Lee
    South Korea
  • 5.
    , © Heidi Qi 清平
    China
  • 6.
    , © Heidi Qi 清平
    China
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Chinese Crested Tern

  • Breeding region Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion islands off Zhejiang and Fujian (e China coast)
  • Non breeding region Philippines, Borneo, Halmahera (n Moluccas) and Seram (ec Moluccas; few records anywhere)

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AzerbaijaniÇin kəkilli susüpürəni
Bengaliচীনা টিচক঩ানচচর
BulgarianКитайска рибарка
Catalanxatrac de la Xina
Chinese黑嘴端燕鸥, 中华凤头燕鸥, 中华凤头燕鸥(黑嘴端凤头燕鸥), 黑嘴端凤头燕鸥, 黑嘴端鳳頭燕鷗
Chinese (Traditional)黑嘴端鳳頭燕鷗, 黑嘴端燕鷗
Croatianšandonška čigra
Czechrybák čínský, Rybák cínský
DanishKinesisk Topterne
DutchChinese Kuifstern
EsperantoĈina krestoŝterno
Estonianhiina tiir
FinnishFilippiinientiira, kiinantöyhtötiira
FrenchSterne d’Orient, Sterne de Zimmermann, Sterne d'Orient
GermanSchantungseeschwalbe, Bernsteinseeschwalbe
Hebrewשחפית סינית
Hungariankínai üstököscsér
IcelandicGoðaþerna
IndonesianDara laut berjambul, Burung Dara-laut Cina, Dara-laut cina, Daralaut Cina
ItalianSterna di Bernstein, Sterna della Cina
Japaneseヒガシシナアジサシ
KazakhҚытай қарқылдағы
Korean뿔제비갈매기
LatvianĶīnas cekulzīriņš
Lithuaniankininė žuvėdra
MalayBurung Camar Cina Berjambul, Camar Cina Berjambul, Burung Camar Berjambul Cina
Norwegiankinaterne
Norwegian NynorskKinaterne
Polishrybitwa chinska, rybitwa chińska
Portuguesegarajau-chinês, Trinta-réis-chinês-de-crista
RussianКитайская крачка
SerbianKineska ćubasta čigra
Slovakrybár strapatý
SpanishGaviotín Crestado Chino, Charrán chino
Swedishmingtärna
Thaiนกนางนวลแกลบจีน
TurkishÇin Sumrusu
Ukrainianкрячок китайський