Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Thalasseus [sandvicensis or acuflavidus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Grootseeswael , Grootseeswael (Grootsterretjie), Grootsterretjie, Grootsterretjie (Eurasiese)
Arabic: خرشنة الساندويش, خرشنة سندويتشية, خرشنة سندويتشية (اوراسية)
Asturian: Chirri, Garrochín crestudu (sandvicensis)
Azerbaijani: Alaburun sterna, Alaburun susüpürən (sandvicensis yarımnövü), alaburun susüpürəni, aladimdik sterna, əlvanburun susüpürən, əlvandimdikli su qaranquşu
Belarusian: Крычка пярэстаносая, Пярэстаносая крычка
Bulgarian: Гривеста рибарка, Гривеста рибарка (ssp. sandvicensis)
Bengali: ঳যােিঈিআচ ঩ানচচর , স্যান্ডউইচ পানচিল
Bengali (transliteration): syānḍa'u'ica pānacila
Breton: Ar skravig-kuchenn, Skrav-kuchenn
Catalan: Xatrac becllarg, Xatrac becllarg (sandvicensis)
Catalan (Balears): Llambritja de bec llarg
Montenegrin: dugokljuna čigra, дугокљуна чигра
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): дугокљуна чигра
Czech: rybák severní, rybák severní (ssp. sandvicensis), rybák severní evropský
Welsh: Morwennol bigddu, Môr-wennol bigddu
Danish: Splitterne, Splitterne (Eurasik), Splitterne, Almindelig (ssp. sandvicensis)
German: Brandseeschwalbe, Brandseeschwalbe (sandvicensis), Brandseeschwalbe-sandvicensis
Greek: Χειμωvoγλάρovo, Χειμωνογλάρονο, Χειμωνογλάρονο (sandvicensis)
Greek (Cypriot): Χειμωνογλάρονο
English: Eurasian Sandwich Tern, Sandwich Tern, Sandwich Tern (Eurasian)
English, HBW: Sandwich Tern (Eurasian)
English (IOC): Sandwich Tern
English (Kenya): Sandwich Tern
English (United States): Sandwich Tern (Eurasian)
Esperanto: Blanka ŝterno, Sandviĉa ŝterno
Spanish: Charrán de Sandwich (sandvicensis), Charrán Patinegro, Charrán Patinegro (euroasiático), Gaviotín de Sandwich, Gaviotín Pico Amarillo o Gaviotín Brasilero ???
Spanish (Argentine): Gaviotín Pico Amarillo (sandvicensis), Gaviotín pico negro
Spanish (Chile): Gaviotín de Sandwich, Gaviotín de Sandwich (sandvicensis)
Spanish (Colombia): Gaviotín Patinegro
Spanish (Costa Rica): Pagaza puntiamarilla, Pagaza Puntiamarilla (sandvicensis)
Spanish (Cuba): Gaviota de Sandwich, Gaviota de Sandwich (sandvicensis)
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Charrán Piconegro
Spanish (Ecuador): Gaviotín de Sandwich (sandvicensis)
Spanish (Spain): Charrán Patinegro, Charrán patinegro (euroasiático), Charrán Patinegro (sandvicensis)
Spanish (HBW): Sandwich Tern (Eurasian)
Spanish (Honduras): Gaviota golondrina sandwiche
Spanish (Mexico): Charrán de Sandwich, Charrán de Sandwich (sandvicensis)
Spanish (Panama): Gaviotín Puntiamarillo, Gaviotín Puntiamarillo (sandvicensis)
Spanish (Peru): Gaviotín de Pata Negra, Gaviotín de Pata Negra (sandvicensis)
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Charrán Piquiagudo
Spanish (Uruguay): Gaviotín Pico Amarillo (Subesp. sandvicensis), Gaviotín Pico Amarillo o Gaviotín Brasilero ???
Spanish (Venezuela): Gaviota Patinegra
Estonian: Tutt-tiir
Basque: Txenada hankabeltz, Txenada hankabeltza, Txenada hankabeltza (sandvicensis)
Persian: پرستو دریایی کاکلی تُک ‌زرد (sandvicensis), پرستودریایی کاکلی تُک‌زرد , پرستودریایی کاکلی تُک‌زرد (بدصدا)
Finnish: riuttatiira, riuttatiira (sandvicensis)
Faroese: Faksaterna, Faksaterna (sandvicensis)
French: Sterne caugek, Sterne caugek (nominal), Sterne caugek (nominale), Sterne caugek (race nominale), Sterne caugek (sandvicensis)
Frisian: Klikstirns
Irish: Geabhróg Scothdhubh
Gaelic: Steàrnag Mhòr, Steàrnan mòr
Galician: Carrán cristado, Carrán cristado (sandvicensis)
Manx: Sternag mooar
Haitian Creole French: Mòv kojèk
Hebrew: שחפית סנדוויץ', שחפית שחורת-מקור, שחפית שחורת-מקור (אירואסייתית)
Croatian: Dugokljuna Čigra, Dugokljuna čigra (euroazijska)
Hungarian: kenti csér, Kenti csér (Eurázsiai)
Armenian: Սպիտակաքիթ ջրածիծառ, Սպիտակաքիթ ջրածիծառ (Եվրասիական)
Icelandic: Þaraþerna, Þaraþerna (sandvicensis)
Italian: Beccapesci, Beccapesci (sandvicensis)
Japanese (romaji): sandoitchi aji-sashi, sandoitchiajisashi (sandvicensis)
Japanese: サンドイッチアジサシ, サンドイッチアジサシ (sandvicensis), サンドイッチアジサシ（sandvicensis）
Japanese (Kanji): サンドイッチ鯵刺
Georgian: ჭრელნისკარტა თევზიყლაპია
Kazakh: Айдарлы қарқылдақ, айдарлы қырқылдақ, алатұмсықты қарқылдақ шағала
Cornish: Morwennol penvagas
Kirghiz: ала тумшук чабакчыл
Scientific: Sterna boysii, Sterna cantiaca, Sterna sandvicensis, Sterna sandvicensis, Sterna sandvicensis sandvicensis, Thalasseus sandvicensis, Thalasseus sandvicensis sandvicensis
Luxembourgish: Brandséischmuewel, Mierséischmuewel
Lithuanian: Margasnapė žuvėdra, Margasnapė žuvėdra (sandvicensis)
Latvian: Cekulzīriņš, Cekulzīriņš (sandvicensis)
Macedonian: Вртимушка, Тенкоклуна чигра
Malayalam: കടലുണ്ടി ആള
Moldavian: Chiră de mare
Maltese: Ċirlewwa tax-Xitwa
Dutch: Grote Stern, Grote Stern (sandvicensis)
Norwegian: Splitterne, splitterne (sandvicensis)
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): lapinčiirakko
Polish: rybitwa czubata, rybitwa czubata (sandvicensis), rybitwa czubata (ssp. sandvicensis)
Pinyin: bái-zuǐ duān fèng-tóu yàn-ōu, bái-zuǐ duān yàn-ōu
Portuguese: garajau, Garajau(-comum), trinta-réis-de-bando, Trinta-réis-de-bando / Garajau
Portuguese (Brazil): trinta-réis-de-bando, trinta-réis-de-bando (sandvicensis)
Portuguese (Portugal): garajau-comum, garajau-comum (sandvicensis), Garajau-de-bico-preto, Garajau-de-bico-preto (sandvicensis)
Romansh: Pestgarel piclapeschs
Rhaeto-Romance: Pestgarel piclapeschs
Romanian: Chiră de mare
Russian: Крачка пестроносая, Пестроносая крачка, Пестроносая крачка (sandvicensis), Пестроносая крачка (подвид sandvicensis), Пестроносая чайка
Northern Sami: Riddočearret
Slovak: rybár sivý, rybár sivý (skup.)
Slovenian: kricava cigra, kričava čigra, Kričava čigra (sandvicensis)
Albanian: Sterni dimërak
Serbian: dugokljuna čigra, Dugokljuna čigra (sandvicensis)
Swedish: Kentsk tärna
Swahili: Shakwe Domo-rangimbili
Turkmen: alaburun çerik
Turkish: Kara Gagalı Sumru, Kara Gagalı Sumru (sandvicensis), Karagagalı sumru
Ukrainian: Крячок рябодзьобий, Крячок рябодзьобий (підвид sandvicensis)
Kalmyk: алг хоңшарта харлла
Chinese: 白嘴端凤头燕鸥, 白嘴端凤头燕鸥（欧亚）, 白嘴端凤头鸥, 白嘴端燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 白嘴端燕鷗, 白嘴端燕鷗(sandvicensis), 白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 白嘴端燕鷗
Chinese (Taiwan): 白嘴端燕鸥