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Common Tern / Sterna hirundo

Common Tern bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBlack-billed Common Tern, Sea-swallow
Old latin name for birdSterna fluviatilis
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyGulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae
GenusSterna
Breeding regionEurasia, North America
Breeding subregionwidespread, subarctic, temperate, and locally tropical Northern Hemisphere
Non breeding regionwidespread coasts to s South America, s Africa, w Madagascar, and s Australia

Common Tern bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Lars Edenius
    Sweden
  • 2.
    Call, flight call, song, © Eetu Paljakka
    Finland
  • 3.
    Call, flight call, short calls, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Call, flight call, short call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 5.
    Bill snapping, threat call, © Marco Dragonetti
    Italy
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    Call, flight call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Flight call, threat call, © Marco Dragonetti
    Poland
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    Call, flight call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Call, flight call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Call, flight call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Forster's Tern
Black-bellied Tern
White-fronted Tern
Arctic Tern
South American Tern
Black-naped Tern
Roseate Tern
River Tern
White-cheeked Tern
All related species (12)

Where to see Common Tern

Common Tern subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Sterna hirundo hirundoAzores, Madeira and Canary is. (Macaronesia, w of nw Africa); Tunisia (n Africa), Mauritania and Senegal (w Africa); inland Europe (except Arctic) to nw Siberia and w China; inland Northwest Territories to Montana, James Bay and se Canada and New England, coastal w North Atlantic to South Carolina; Bahamas (erratic), and islands n of Venezuelas oceansNo
Sterna hirundo longipennisne Siberia s to Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Ussuriland and e Mongolia to ne Chinase Asia and Philippines to AustraliaNo
Sterna hirundo minussensisc, s Siberia s to Transbaikalia, s Russian Altai and sc MongoliaIndian OceanNo
Sterna hirundo tibetanac Asia to Xinjiang (w China) e to nw Inner Mongolia, s through Tibetan Plateau from e Ladakh to Qinghaie Indian OceanNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGewone Seeswael (Gewone Sterretjie), Gewone Sterretjie, Gewone Seeswael
AlbanianDallëndyshe e zakonshme deti
Arabicخطاف البحر, خرشنة شائعة, الخرشنة الشائعة الجنة, الخرشنة الشائعة
ArmenianԳետային Ջրածիծառ, [Getayin Jratsitsar ]
Azerbaijaniadi su qaranquşu, adi susüpürən, çay su qaranquşu, Çay susüpürəni, Çay sternası
Bashkirҡарабаш аҡсарлаҡ , ҡарабаш сарлаҡ, йылға аҡсарлағы , йылға сарлағы, керелдәк сарлаҡ
BasqueTxenada arrunt, Txenada, Txenada arrunta, Xatrac comú
BelarusianРачная крычка, Крычка рачная
Bengaliপাতি পানচিল, ঩াচত ঩ানচচর
BretonScravig, Gwennili-mor, Skrav, Skravig boutin, Perig, Skravig, Ar skravig boutin
BulgarianРечна рибарка
Catalanxatrac comú, Llambritja, Curroc
Chinese[yan-ou], 普通燕鸥, 普通燕鷗, [putong yan-ou], 长翅海燕, [chang-chi hai-yan], 燕鷗
Chinese (Traditional)燕鷗, 普通燕鷗, 長翅海燕
Chuvashахаль шывчĕкеç, шыв чĕкеçĕ, юханшыв крачки
CornishMorwennol
Creetaskateneoo kiask
Croatiancrvenokljuna čigra, Crvenokljuna Cigra
Czechrybák obecný
DanishFjordterne
DutchVisdief, Visdiefje
EsperantoHirunda ŝterno
Estonianjõgitiir, Jogitiir
FaroeseKriterna
Finnishkalatiira
FrenchSterne commune, Hirondelle de mer, Sterne pierregarin, Pierre-Garin, Sterne hirondelle
FrisianWytstirns
GalicianXatrac comú, Carrán común
Georgianმდინარის თევზიყლაპია, ჩვეულებრივი თევზიყლაპია
GermanFlußseeschwalbe, Fluss-Seeschwalbe, Flussseeschwalbe
GreekΘαλασσοχελιδόνα, Ποταμόγλαρονο, Πoταμoγλάρovo, Ποταμογλάρονο
GuaraniAtî
Hebrewשחפית ים
Hungarianküszvágó csér
IcelandicSílaþerna
IndonesianDaralaut Biasa, Burung Dara-laut Biasa, Dara-laut biasa, Dara laut hirunda, Burung Dara Laut Biasa, Dara laut biasa
IrishGeabhróg
ItalianSterna comune
Japaneseアジサシ
KazakhЄзен қарқылдағы, өзен шағаласы, өзен қарқылдақ шағаласы, кәдімгі қырқылдақ, өзен қарқылдағы
Korean제비갈매기
Latvianupes zīriņš
LithuanianUpine žuvedra, upinė žuvėdra, Kirlė
LuxembourgishFlossséischmuewel
Macedonianречна чигра, Речна рибарка, Обична вртимушка
MalayCamar Siput, Burung Camar, Burung Camar Siput
Malayalamചോരക്കാലി ആള
MalteseĊirlewwa tal-Baħar, Cirlewwa tal-Bahar
ManxSpithag, Spyrryd, Gollan marrey, Sternag chadjin, Gibbyn Gant
MongolianЭгэл хараалай, хараацай цахлай, Хараалай, хараацайлаг цахлай
Nepaliवायु ङ्घयालङ्घयाले
Northern SamiMákreallacearret, Guollečearret
Norwegianmakrellterne, Makrellterne
Norwegian NynorskMakrellterne
Persianپرستودریایی معمولی, پرستو دریایی معمولی
PolishRybitwa różowa, Rybitwa pospolita, Rybitwa rózowa, Rybitwa zwyczajna, rybitwa rzeczna
PortugueseInha-do-mar-comum, trinta-réis, Trinta-réis-de-bico-preto, Garajau-comum, Gaivina, andorinha do mar comum, trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina, gaivina-comum, andorinha-do-mar-comum, Trinta-réis-boreal, Andorinha-do-mar-comum
RomanianChiră de baltă
RomanshPestgarel da flum
RussianРечная крачка, Обыкновенная крачка, Rechnaya Krachka, Крачка речная
SerbianObična čigra, Обична чигра, obicna cigra
Slovakrybár riečny, Rybár obyčajný
Sloveniannavadna čigra, navadna cigra
SpanishVisdief, Charrán pico grueso, Gaviota golondrina común, Golondrina de Mar, Gaviotín Común, Gaviota Común, Gaviotín, Charrán piquinegro, Gaviotín boreal, Gaviotín golondrina, Gaviotín pico grueso, Golondrina-marina Común, Charrán común
SwahiliShakwe Mbayuwayu
Swedishfisktärna
TamilAala, [Kadal kuruvi]
Tatarелга акчарлагы
Thaiนกนางนวลแกลบทะเล, นกนางนวลแกลบธรรมดา
TurkishSumru, Deniz-kırlangıcı, Өзен қарқылдақ
Turkmenderýa çerigi
UkrainianРічковий крячок, Крячок річковий , крячок річковий
Uzbekсув чигиртчиси, оддий чигиртчи, дарѐ чигиртчиси
VietnameseChim Nhàn, Nhàn, Chim Nhàn thường
WelshYsgrechen, Ysgraell, Morwennol gyffredin, Môr-wennol gyffredin, Gwennol-y-môr
XhosaUnothenteza