• Synonyms Nereis Tern, Australian Fairy Tern
  • Old latin name for bird Sterna nereis

Fairy Ternbird sounds *

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

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Where to see Fairy Tern

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion w to se Australia, n North I. (New Zealand) and New Caledonia

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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
ItalianSterna delle fate, Sterna fatata, Fraticello australiano
Japaneseヒメアジサシ
KazakhАвстралия қарқылдағы
Lithuanianžuvėdra fėja
Maoritara iti
Norwegianalveterne
Norwegian NynorskAlveterne
Polishrybitwa nadobna
PortugueseTrinta-réis-fádico, chilreta-australiana
RussianАвстралийская крачка
SerbianVilinska čigra
Slovakrybár čarovný
SpanishCharrancito australiano, Gaviotín Hada
Swedishaustralisk småtärna, Australtärna
TurkishAvustralya Sumrusu
Ukrainianкрячок австралійський