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Little Tern / Sternula albifrons

Little Tern bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsLeast Tern
Old latin name for birdSternula saundersi, Sterna albifrons, Sterna saundersi
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyGulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae
GenusSternula
Breeding regionAfrica, Australasia, Eurasia, Oriental Region
Breeding subregionw Europe, sw Russia, c Asia, Mongolia to se Russia, Japan, e China, Taiwan and Vietnam; n, w Africa; Persian Gulf and Iraq to Indus Valley (Pakistan) and Gangetic Plain (nc India); Sri Lanka; Gulf of Thailand, Malay Pen., Singapore, and islands off Greater Sundas; off New Britain (se Bismarck Arch.), Bougainville (n Solomon Is.); coastal nw, n, e, se Australia and Tasmania; and Saipan (s Northern Mariana Is., nw Micronesia)

Little Tern bird sounds *

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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
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    Call, call from the ground, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Call, call from the ground, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Estonia
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    Call, flight call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Estonia
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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

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

Where to see Little Tern

Little Tern subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Sternula albifrons albifronsEurope (except n) and n Africa to c Asia (at least), Iraq and Persian Gulfto w, wc African coast, Persian Gulf to e Arabian Sea (w India)No
Sternula albifrons guineaecoast and Niger River basin, Mauritania to Gabon (w Africa) and n Kenya-No
Sternula albifrons placenscoastal e, se Australia and e Tasmaniato n Australia, Indonesia and ? sw PacificNo
Sternula albifrons sinensisIndus River basin (Pakistan), Gangetic Plain (nc India); Sri Lanka; se Russia through Japan, Korean Pen., e China, Taiwan, Vietnam and Mindanao (s Philippines); Gulf of Thailand, Malay Pen., Singapore, and islands off Greater Sundas; off New Britain (se Bismarck Arch.), Bougainville (n Solomon Is.); coastal nw, n, Australia; and Saipan (s Northern Mariana Is.,nw Micronesia)Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, coastal New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and w MicronesiaNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKleinseeswael , Kleinseeswael (Kleinsterretjie), Kleinsterretjie
AlbanianDallëndyshe deti ballëbardhë
Arabicخرشنة صغيرة, الخرشنة الغبراء الصغيرة الجنة, الخرشنة الغبراء الصغيرة
ArmenianՓոքր Ջրածիծառ, [Pokr Jratsitsar ]
AzerbaijaniKiçik sterna, Kiçik susüpürən
Bashkirкесе сарлаҡ, ваҡ сарлаҡ
BasqueTxenada txiki, Txenada txikia, Xatrac menut
BelarusianКрычка малая, Малая крычка
Bengaliহছাট ঩ানচচর, ছোট পানচিল
BretonAr skravig c'hwiton, Skravig c'hwiton
BulgarianМалка рибарка, Белочела рибарка
CatalanLlambritja menuda, Xatrac d'albufera, Xatrac menut, xatrac menut comú
Chinese白额燕鸥, [xiao yan-ou], 小燕鷗 , 白額燕鷗, [bai-e yan-ou]
Chinese (Traditional)小燕鷗, 白額燕鷗
Chuvashпĕчĕк шыв чĕкеçĕ, пĕчĕк крачка, пĕчĕк шывчĕкеç
CornishMorwennol lyha
CroatianMala Cigra, mala čigra
Czechrybák malý
DanishDværgterne
DutchDwergstern
EsperantoMalgranda ŝterno
Estonianväiketiir
FaroeseFruntaterna
Finnishpikkutiira
FrenchSterne naine
FrisianLytse stirns
GalicianCarrán pequeno, Xatrac menut, carrán pequeño, Carranciña, Carranciño común
Georgianმცირე თევზიყლაპია
GermanZwergseeschwalbe
GreekΝαvoγλάρovo, (Ευρωπαϊκό) Νανογλάρονο, Γλαρόνι, Νανογλάρονο
Hebrewשחפית גמדית
Hungariankis csér
IcelandicDvergþerna
IndonesianBurung Dara-laut Kecil, Dara laut kecil, Dara-laut kecil, Burung Dara Laut Kecil, Daralaut Kecil
IrishGeabhróg Bheag
ItalianFraticello
Japaneseコアジサシ
Kazakhкіші қырқылдақ, Кіші қарқылдақ, кішкентай қарқылдақ шағала
Korean쇠제비갈매기
Latvianmazais zīriņš
LithuanianMažoji žuvedra, mažoji žuvėdra
LuxembourgishZwergséischmuewel
MacedonianМала вртимушка, мала чигра, Мала чигра
MalayBurung Camar Ketam, Burung Camar Kecil, Camar Kecil, Burung Camar Teluk Parsi
Malayalamആളച്ചിന്നൻ
MalteseCirlewwa Zghira, Ċirlewwa Żgħira
ManxGant Beg, Sternag veg
MongolianХурган хараалай
Nepaliलघु ङ्घयालङ्घयाले
Northern SamiUhcačearret
NorwegianDvergterne, dvergterne
Norwegian NynorskDvergterne
Persianپرستودریایی کوچک, پرستو دریایی کوچک
PolishRybitwa czarnogrzbieta, rybitwa bialoczelna, rybitwa białoczelna
PortugueseAndorinha-do-mar-anã, Gaivina-pequena, Trinta-reis, Trinta-reis-boreal, andorinha do mar anã, chilreta-comum, chilreta
RomanianChiră mică
RomanshPestgarel pitschen
RussianМалая крачка, Крачка малая, Malaya Krachka
SerbianМала чигра, mala cigra, Mala čigra
Slovakrybár malý, Rybár bieločelý
Slovenianmala cigra, mala čigra
SpanishCharrancito común, Gaviotín Chico, Gaviotín golondrina, Golondrina-marina Comun, Gaviota golondrina común, Charrancito
SwahiliShakwe Mdogo
Swedishsmåtärna
Tatarкече крачка, кече акчарлак , кече диңгез акчарлагы
Thaiนกนางนวลแกลบเล็ก, นกนางนวลแกลบน้ำเค็ม
TurkishKüçük Sumru, Beyaz-alınlı Deniz-kırlangıcı, Кіші қарқылдақ
Turkmenkiçi çerik
UkrainianМалий крячок, Крячок малий , крячок малий
Uzbekкичик чигиртчи
VietnameseChim Nhàn nhỏ, Nhàn nhỏ
WelshMôr-wennol fechan, Morwennol lleiaf, Morwennol fechan