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Little Tern / Sternula albifrons

Little Tern bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsLeast Tern
Old latin name for birdSterna albifrons, Sterna saundersi, Sternula 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 (3)

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 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, e, se Australia and Tasmania; and Saipan (s Northern Mariana Is., nw Micronesia)Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, coastal New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and w MicronesiaNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKleinseeswael , Kleinsterretjie, Kleinseeswael (Kleinsterretjie)
AlbanianDallëndyshe deti ballëbardhë
Arabicالخرشنة الغبراء الصغيرة, خرشنة صغيرة, الخرشنة الغبراء الصغيرة الجنة
ArmenianՓոքր Ջրածիծառ, [Pokr Jratsitsar ]
AzerbaijaniKiçik sterna, Kiçik susüpürən
Bashkirваҡ сарлаҡ, кесе сарлаҡ
BasqueTxenada txikia, Xatrac menut, Txenada txiki
BelarusianКрычка малая, Малая крычка
Bengaliছোট পানচিল, হছাট ঩ানচচর
BretonAr skravig c'hwiton, Skravig c'hwiton
BulgarianМалка рибарка, Белочела рибарка
CatalanXatrac d'albufera, Llambritja menuda, xatrac menut comú, Xatrac menut
Chinese白额燕鸥, [bai-e yan-ou], 白額燕鷗, 小燕鷗 , [xiao yan-ou]
Chinese (Traditional)小燕鷗, 白額燕鷗
Chuvashпĕчĕк крачка, пĕчĕк шыв чĕкеçĕ, пĕчĕк шывчĕкеç
CornishMorwennol lyha
CroatianMala Cigra, mala čigra
Czechrybák malý
DanishDværgterne
DutchDwergstern
EsperantoMalgranda ŝterno
Estonianväiketiir
FaroeseFruntaterna
Finnishpikkutiira
FrenchSterne naine
FrisianLytse stirns
GalicianCarranciña, Carrán pequeno, Carranciño común, carrán pequeño, Xatrac menut
Georgianმცირე თევზიყლაპია
GermanZwergseeschwalbe
GreekΓλαρόνι, Νανογλάρονο, (Ευρωπαϊκό) Νανογλάρονο, Ναvoγλάρovo
Hebrewשחפית גמדית
Hungariankis csér
IcelandicDvergþerna
IndonesianBurung Dara Laut Kecil, Dara-laut kecil, Burung Dara-laut Kecil, Dara laut kecil, Daralaut Kecil
IrishGeabhróg Bheag
ItalianFraticello
Japaneseコアジサシ
KazakhКіші қарқылдақ, кішкентай қарқылдақ шағала, кіші қырқылдақ
Korean쇠제비갈매기
Latvianmazais zīriņš
LithuanianMažoji žuvedra, mažoji žuvėdra
LuxembourgishZwergséischmuewel
Macedonianмала чигра, Мала чигра, Мала вртимушка
MalayBurung Camar Teluk Parsi, Camar Kecil, Burung Camar Ketam, Burung Camar Kecil
Malayalamആളച്ചിന്നൻ
MalteseCirlewwa Zghira, Ċirlewwa Żgħira
ManxSternag veg, Gant Beg
MongolianХурган хараалай
Nepaliलघु ङ्घयालङ्घयाले
Northern SamiUhcačearret
NorwegianDvergterne, dvergterne
Norwegian NynorskDvergterne
Persianپرستودریایی کوچک, پرستو دریایی کوچک
Polishrybitwa bialoczelna, rybitwa białoczelna, Rybitwa czarnogrzbieta
PortugueseTrinta-reis, andorinha do mar anã, Andorinha-do-mar-anã, chilreta-comum, Gaivina-pequena, chilreta, Trinta-reis-boreal
RomanianChiră mică
RomanshPestgarel pitschen
RussianMalaya Krachka, Крачка малая, Малая крачка
SerbianМала чигра, Mala čigra, mala cigra
SlovakRybár bieločelý, rybár malý
Slovenianmala čigra, mala cigra
SpanishGaviota golondrina común, Charrancito común, Gaviotín golondrina, Golondrina-marina Comun, Charrancito, Gaviotín Chico
SwahiliShakwe Mdogo
Swedishsmåtärna
Tatarкече диңгез акчарлагы , кече крачка, кече акчарлак
Thaiนกนางนวลแกลบน้ำเค็ม, นกนางนวลแกลบเล็ก
TurkishКіші қарқылдақ, Beyaz-alınlı Deniz-kırlangıcı, Küçük Sumru
Turkmenkiçi çerik
Ukrainianкрячок малий, Крячок малий , Малий крячок
Uzbekкичик чигиртчи
VietnameseChim Nhàn nhỏ, Nhàn nhỏ
WelshMôr-wennol fechan, Morwennol fechan, Morwennol lleiaf