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Least Tern / Sternula antillarum

Least Tern bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBrown's Tern, Little Tern, American Least Tern
Old latin name for birdSterna antillarum, Sterna minuta, Sterna albifrons
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyGulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae
GenusSternula
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America
Breeding subregionGreat Plains to Texas and n Louisiana; c California and Gulf of California coasts to Oaxaca (w Mexico), El Salvador and Nicaragua; w North Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea from Bahamas to Lesser Antilles, islands off Yucatan Pen., Belize and n Honduras, and islands n of Venezuela
Non breeding regionn SA coast

Least Tern bird sounds *

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    Alarm call, flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Alarm call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Alarm call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Courtship calls, call, flight call, © Dylan Pedro
    United States
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    Call, © Krzysztof Deoniziak
    United States
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    Flight call, splash, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Alarm call, call, © Krzysztof Deoniziak
    United States
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    Flight call, © Krzysztof Deoniziak
    United States
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    Alarm call, flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Alarm call, flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Peruvian Tern
Fairy Tern
Damara Tern
Little Tern
Saunders's Tern
Yellow-billed Tern

Where to see Least Tern

Least Tern subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Sternula antillarum antillarumw North Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea from Bahamas to Lesser Antilles, islands off Yucatan Pen., Belize and n Honduras, ne Colombia and islands n of Venezuelato BrazilNo
Sternula antillarum athalassosGreat Plains from Montana and North Dakota to New Mexico, Texas and n Louisianato n BrazilNo
Sternula antillarum brownic California and Gulf of California coasts to Oaxaca (w Mexico)to c PanamaNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansAmerikaanse kleinsterretjie
Arabicالخرشنة الغبراء الصغيرة
Azerbaijanicırtdan susüpürən
BelarusianАмерыканская малая крычка
BulgarianБелочела рибарка, Американска белочела рибарка
Catalanxatrac menut americà
Chinese小白额燕鸥, 白额燕鸥, 白額燕鷗
Chinese (Traditional)白額燕鷗
Croatianamerička mala čigra, Mala Čigra, Mala Cigra
Czechrybák nejmenší
DanishDværgterne, Lille Terne, Amerikansk Dværgterne
DutchAmerikaanse Dwergstern
EsperantoNana ŝterno, Amerika malgranda ŝterno
Estonianameerika väiketiir
Finnishamerikanpikkutiira
FrenchSterne antille, Sterne naine d'Amérique, Petite Sterne
FrisianAmerikaanske lytse stirns
GalicianCarranciña das Antillas
GermanAntillen-Zwergseeschwalbe, Kleinstseeschwalbe, Amerikanische Zwergseeschwalbe, AmerikanischeZwe, Amerika-Zwergseeschwalbe, Antillenseeschwalbe, Kleinseeschwalbe
GreekΝανογλάρονο, Αμερικαvικό vαvoγλάρovo
Hebrewשחפית זעירה
HungarianKarib csér, antillai csér
IcelandicRindilþerna
IrishGeabhróg bhídeach
ItalianFraticello americano, Sterna minuta
Japaneseアメリカコアジサシ
Korean쇠제비갈매기
Latviansīkais zīriņš
Lithuaniannykštukinė žuvėdra, Antilinė žuvėdra
Northern SamiAmerihkáuhcačearret
NorwegianAmerikadvergterne, amerikadvergterne
Norwegian NynorskAmerikadvergterne
Polishrybitwa mała, rybitwa mala
Portuguesetrinta-réis, Trinta-reis-miúdo, Trinta-réis-miudo, andorinha do mar anã, trinta-réis-miúdo, chilreta-americana
RomanianChiră mică americană
RussianКарликовая крачка, Калифорнийская крачка, Малая крачка
Serbianmala čigra, mala cigra, Američka mala čigra
Slovakrybár krpatý
Slovenianmala cigra, Ameriška mala čigra
SpanishGaviotín chico boreal, Charrancito americano, Gaviota Chica, Gaviota Pequeña, Gaviotín Enano, Gaviota Chiquita, Golondrina-marina Mínima, Charrán Mínimo, Charrán Menudo, Gaviotín Pequeño, Gaviotica, Gaviota golondrina chica, Charrán Chico
Swedishamerikansk småtärna, Småtärna, Dvärgtärna
TurkishAntil Sumrusu
Ukrainianкрячок карибський
WelshMôr-wennol leiaf