Fairy Tern bird informationValues
Conservation statusVU - Vulnerable
SynonymsNereis Tern, Australian Fairy Tern
Old latin name for birdSterna nereis
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyGulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae
GenusSternula
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionw to se Australia, n North I. (New Zealand) and New Caledonia

Fairy Tern bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Pieter de Groot Boersma
    France
  • 2.
    Call, © nick talbot
    Australia
  • 3.
    Alarm call, flight call, © Duncan Watson
    New Zealand
  • 4.
    Adult, © Drew Davison
    Australia
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 6.
    Call, © nick talbot
    Australia
  • 7.
    Call, flight call, © Eddy Smith
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Fairy Tern

Fairy Tern subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Sternula nereis davisaecoasts of n North I. (New Zealand)-No
Sternula nereis exsulNew Caledonia-No
Sternula nereis nereiscoasts of wc WA to se NSW and Tasmania (w, s Australia)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijanisehrli susüpürən
BulgarianСамодивска рибарка
Catalanxatrac menut pàl·lid
Chinese眼斑燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional)眼斑白額燕鷗
Croatianbjeločela čigra
Czechrybák australský
DanishAlfeterne
DutchElfenstern
Esperantofeina ŝterno, grizdorsa ŝtormpetrelo
Estonianlahetiir
Finnishaustralianpikkutiira
FrenchSterne néréis
GermanAustral-Seeschwalbe, Australseeschwalbe
Hungariandéltengeri csér
IcelandicÁlfaþerna
ItalianFraticello australiano, Sterna fatata, Sterna delle fate
Japaneseヒメアジサシ
KazakhАвстралия қарқылдағы
Lithuanianžuvėdra fėja
Maoritara iti
Norwegianalveterne, Alveterne
Norwegian NynorskAlveterne
Polishrybitwa nadobna
Portuguesetrinta-réis-fádico, chilreta-australiana
RussianАвстралийская крачка
SerbianVilinska čigra
Slovakrybár čarovný
SpanishGaviotín Hada, Charrancito australiano
Swedishaustralisk småtärna, Australtärna
TurkishAvustralya Sumrusu
Ukrainianкрячок австралійський