Royal Tern / Thalasseus maximus LC

Synonyms Nearctic Royal Tern, Royal Tern (American)
Old latin name for bird Sterna maxima

Royal Ternbird sounds *

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Flight call, © Paul Marvin
United States
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Call, © Nancy Salem
United States
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Call, © Paul Marvin
United States
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Begging call, flight call, juvenile, © Paul Marvin
United States
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Call, © Paul Marvin
United States
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Call, © David Tattersley
United States
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Begging call, juvenile, © Paul Marvin
United States

* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

West African Crested Tern

Where to see Royal Tern

Breeding region Middle America, North America, South America
Breeding subregion coastal 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

Species Name in Other Languages

Language	Translation
Afrikaans	Koningsterretjie (Amerikaanse), Koningseeswael (Koningsterretjie), Koningsterretjie, Amerikaanse koningsterretjie
Azerbaijani	kral susüpürəni
Basque	Txenada handi, Txenada handia (maximus), Txenada handia
Belarusian	Каралеўская крычка
Bengali	যাজকীয় ঩ানচচর
Breton	Skrav meur
Bulgarian	Кралска рибарка, Кралска рибарка (ssp. maximus)
Catalan	Xatrac 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
Croatian	kraljevska čigra
Czech	rybák královský (ssp. maximus), rybák královský
Danish	Kongeterne, Amerikansk Kongeterne
Dutch	Koningsstern (Amerikaans), Amerikaanse koningsstern, Koningsstern
Esperanto	Pleja krestoŝterno, Reĝa ŝterno
Estonian	kuningtiir
Finnish	kuningastiira, kuningastiira (maximus)
French	Sterne royale (forme d'Amérique), Sterne royale (Amérique), Sterne royale, Sterne royale (maximus)
Frisian	Amerikaanske keningstirns
Galician	Carrán real (maximus), Carrán real
German	Königsseeschwalbe, Königsseeschwalbe (maximus)
Greek	Διπλογλάρονο (maximus), Διπλoγλάρovo, Διπλογλάρονο
Hebrew	שחפית גדולה
Hungarian	Királycsér (Amerikai), királycsér
Icelandic	Rosaþerna (maximus), Rosaþerna
Irish	Geabhróg ríúil
Italian	Sterna reale, Sterna reale americana
Japanese	アメリカオオアジサシ, アメリカオオアジサシ (maximus)
Latvian	karaliskais zīriņš
Lithuanian	Karališkoji žuvėdra (maximus), karališkoji žuvėdra
Macedonian	Кралска чигра
Manx	Sternag reeoil
Northern Sami	Gonagasčearret
Norwegian	kongeterne (maximus), kongeterne
Polish	rybitwa królewska (maximus), rybitwa królewska
Portuguese	Trinta-réis-real, garajau-real-americano, trinta-réis-real / garajau-real
Romanian	Chiră regală
Russian	Королевская крачка (maximus), Королевская крачка
Serbian	Kraljevska čigra (maximus), Kraljevska čigra
Slovak	rybár veľký (skup.), rybár veľký
Slovenian	kraljeva čigra
Spanish	Gaviotín Real, Charrán Real (americano), Charrán Real (maximus), Charrán real americano
Swedish	kungstärna (maximus), kungstärna
Turkish	Kral Sumru (maximus), Kral Sumru
Ukrainian	крячок королівський
Welsh	Môr-wennol fawr