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Royal Tern / Thalasseus maximus

Royal Tern bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsNearctic Royal Tern, Royal Tern (American)
Old latin name for birdSterna maxima
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyGulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae
GenusThalasseus
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America, South America
Breeding subregioncoastal w North Atlantic from Virginia to Florida, Gulf of Mexico to s Texas, Campeche Bank (ne Mexico), off n Honduras, through West Indies and off n Venezuela to French Guiana; s California, n Gulf of California to Sinaloa and Is. Tres Marias (off wc Mexico) and disjunctly coastal s Brazil, Uruguay and ec Argentina

Royal Tern bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Robson Silva e Silva
    Brazil
  • 2.
    Call, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 3.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 4.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 5.
    Alarm call, call, flight call, © Ted Floyd
    United States
  • 6.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 7.
    Begging call, juvenile, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 8.
    Begging call, flight call, juvenile, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 9.
    Begging call, flight call, juvenile, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 10.
    Begging call, flight call, juvenile, © Paul Marvin
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Chinese Crested Tern
Cabot's Tern
Greater Crested Tern
Sandwich Tern
Lesser Crested Tern
West African Crested Tern
Elegant Tern

Where to see Royal Tern

Royal Tern subspecies (0)

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKoningsterretjie (Amerikaanse), Koningseeswael (Koningsterretjie), Koningsterretjie, Amerikaanse koningsterretjie
Azerbaijanikral susüpürəni
BasqueTxenada handi, Txenada handia (maximus), Txenada handia
BelarusianКаралеўская крычка
Bengaliযাজকীয় ঩ানচচর
BretonSkrav meur
BulgarianКралска рибарка, Кралска рибарка (ssp. maximus)
CatalanXatrac reial bec-roig (americà), xatrac reial bec-roig, Xatrac reial
Chinese橙嘴凤头燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional)皇家鳳頭燕鷗
Croatiankraljevska čigra
Czechrybák královský (ssp. maximus), rybák královský
DanishKongeterne, Amerikansk Kongeterne
DutchKoningsstern (Amerikaans), Amerikaanse koningsstern, Koningsstern
EsperantoReĝa ŝterno, Pleja krestoŝterno
Estoniankuningtiir
Finnishkuningastiira, kuningastiira (maximus)
FrenchSterne royale, Sterne royale (Amérique), Sterne royale (maximus), Sterne royale (forme d'Amérique)
FrisianAmerikaanske keningstirns
GalicianCarrán real (maximus), Carrán real
GermanKönigsseeschwalbe, Königsseeschwalbe (maximus)
GreekΔιπλογλάρονο, Διπλoγλάρovo, Διπλογλάρονο (maximus)
Hebrewשחפית גדולה
Hungariankirálycsér, Királycsér (Amerikai)
IcelandicRosaþerna (maximus), Rosaþerna
IrishGeabhróg ríúil
ItalianSterna reale, Sterna reale americana
Japaneseアメリカオオアジサシ (maximus), アメリカオオアジサシ
Latviankaraliskais zīriņš
LithuanianKarališkoji žuvėdra (maximus), karališkoji žuvėdra
MacedonianКралска чигра
ManxSternag reeoil
Northern SamiGonagasčearret
Norwegiankongeterne (maximus), kongeterne, Kongeterne
Polishrybitwa królewska (maximus), rybitwa królewska
Portuguesetrinta-réis-real / garajau-real, garajau-real-americano, Trinta-réis-real
RomanianChiră regală
RussianКоролевская крачка (maximus), Королевская крачка
SerbianKraljevska čigra (maximus), Kraljevska čigra
Slovakrybár veľký (skup.), rybár veľký
Sloveniankraljeva čigra
SpanishCharrán Real (maximus), Gaviotín Real, Charrán Real (americano), Charrán real, Charrán real americano
Swedishkungstärna (maximus), kungstärna
TurkishKral Sumru (maximus), Kral Sumru
Ukrainianкрячок королівський
WelshMôr-wennol fawr