• Synonyms Whitecheeked Tern, White-checked Tern
  • Old latin name for bird Sterna albigena

White-cheeked Ternbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, flight call, © Oscar Campbell
    United Arab Emirates
  • 2.
    Call, flight call, © Oscar Campbell
    United Arab Emirates
  • 3.
    Call, © Oscar Campbell
    United Arab Emirates
  • 4.
    Call, © David Darrell-Lambert
    Saudi Arabia
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Oscar Campbell
    United Arab Emirates
  • 6.
    Adult, feeding, sex uncertain, © David Darrell-Lambert
    Bahrain
  • 7.
    Alarm call, flight call, © Oscar Campbell
    United Arab Emirates
  • 8.
    Alarm call, flight call, © Oscar Campbell
    United Arab Emirates
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see White-cheeked Tern

  • Breeding region Africa, Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion coastal Kenya to Persian Gulf, Red Sea and coastal Pakistan

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansWitwangseeswael (Witwangsterretjie), Witwangseeswael , Witwangsterretjie
Arabicالخرشنة بيضاء الخد, خرشنة بيضاء الخدود
Azerbaijaniağyanaq susüpürən
BasqueTxenada musuzuri
BelarusianАравійская крычка
Bengaliধরাগার ঩ানচচর
BulgarianАрабска рибарка
CatalanXatrac carablanc, xatrac de galtes blanques
Chinese白颊燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional)白頰燕鷗
Croatiansiva čigra
Czechrybák bělolící, Rybák belolící
DanishHvidkindet Terne
DutchArabische Stern
EsperantoBlankvanga terno, Blankvizaĝa ŝterno
Estoniankorallitiir
Finnisharabiantiira
FrenchSterne à joues blanches
FrisianArabyske stirns
GalicianCarrán arábico
GermanWeißwangen-Seeschwalbe
GreekΓλαρόνι της Αραβίας, Γλαρόvι της Αραβίας
Hebrewשחפית שוניות, שחפית לבנת־לחי, שחפית לבנת-לחי
Hungarianfehérarcú csér
IcelandicRokþerna
IrishGeabhróg ghruabhán
ItalianSterna guancebianche, Sterna guancebiache
Japaneseアラビアアジサシ
LatvianArābijas zīriņš
Lithuanianpilkoji žuvėdra
MacedonianБелолика чигра
Malayalamവെണ്‍കവിളൻ ആള, വെൺകവിളൻ ആള
Northern SamiVilgesnierčearret
Norwegianhvitkinnterne
Norwegian NynorskKvitkinnterne
Persianپرستو دریایی گونه‌ سفید, پرستودریایی گونه‌سفید
Polishrybitwa arabska
PortugueseGaivina-arábica, Gaivina-cinzenta, andorinha-do-mar-arábica
RomanianChiră cu obraji albi
RussianАравийская крачка
SerbianBelolika čigra
Slovakrybár bielolíci
Slovenianpepelasta čigra
SpanishCharrán arábigo, Gaviotín de Mejillas Blancas
SwahiliShakwe Shavu-jeupe
Swedishvitkindad tärna
TurkishArap Sumrusu, Arabistan Sumrusu
Ukrainianкрячок аравійський
WelshMôr-wennol fochwen