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Other related concepts

• Gelochelidon nilotica x Sterna forsteri (hybrid)

Other synonyms

Afrikaans: Oostelike Seeswael , Oostelike Seeswael (Oostelike Sterretjie), Oostelike Sterretjie
Arabic: الخرشنة نورسية المنقار
Asturian: Chirri Picuprietu
Azerbaijani: Qağayıburun sterna
Belarusian: Крычка чайканосая
Bulgarian: Дебелоклюна рибарка
Bengali: কালাঠোঁট পানচিল
Breton: Ar skrav beg tev
Catalan: Curroc, Llambritja de bec negre
Catalan (Balears): Llambritja de bec negre
Montenegrin: debelokljuna čigra
Czech: Rybák cernozobý, Rybák černozobý, rybák èernozobý
Welsh: Morwennol ylfinbraff
Danish: Sandterne
German: Lachseeschwalbe, Lachsseeschwalbe, Lachsseeschwalbe-nilotica
Maldivian: Kanifulhu Dhooni
Greek: Γελογλάρονο
Greek (Cypriot): Γελογλάρονο
English: Gull-billed or Australian Tern, Gullbilled Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Marsh Tern
English (IOC): Gull-billed Tern
English (Kenya): Gull-billed Tern
Esperanto: mevbeka ^sterno
Spanish: Charrán Pico Grueso, charrán picogrueso, Charrán Piquigordo, Charrán piquinegro, Gaviota de Pico Corto, Gaviota Pico Corto, Gaviota Piquigorda, Gaviotín Blanco, Gaviotín de Pico Negro, Gaviotín pico grueso, Gaviotín Pico Negro, Golondrina-marina Piquigruesa, Pagaza Piconegra
Spanish (Argentine): Gaviotín pico grueso
Spanish (Chile): Gaviotín de pico negro, Gaviotín pico grueso
Spanish (Colombia): Gaviotín Blanco
Spanish (Costa Rica): Charrán piquinegro
Spanish (Cuba): Gaviota de Pico Corto, Gaviotica de pico corto
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Charrán Piquigrueso, Gaviota Pico Corto
Spanish (Ecuador): Gaviotín Piquigrueso
Spanish (Spain): Pagaza Piconegra
Spanish (HBW): Gull-billed Tern
Spanish (Mexico): charrán pico grueso, charrán picogrueso, Golondrina-marina Piquigruesa
Spanish (Nicaragua): Charrán Piquinegro
Spanish (Panama): Gaviotín Piquigrueso
Spanish (Peru): Gaviotín de Pico Negro
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Charrán Piquicorto
Spanish (Paraguay): Gaviotín pico grueso
Spanish (Uruguay): Gaviotín Pico Grueso, Gaviotín Pico Negro
Spanish (Venezuela): Gaviota Pico Gordo
Estonian: naerutiir
Basque: Curroc, Txenada mokobeltza
Persian: پرستودریایی نوک‌کاکایی
Finnish: Hietatiira
Faroese: Sandterna
French: Sterne à gros bec, Sterne hansel, Sterne hansel ou S. à longues pattes
Irish: Geabhróg Ghobdhubh
Galician: Carrán de bico curto, Curroc
Guarani: Atî
Haitian Creole French: Fou bèk nwa
Hebrew: שחפית עבת מקור, שחפית עבת־מקור, שחפית עבת-מקור
Hindi: Kadal kuruvi
Croatian: Debelokljuna Cigra, Debelokljuna Čigra
Hungarian: Kacagó csér, Kacagócsér
Armenian: [Vororaktuts Jratzitzar ], Որորակտուց Ջրածիծառ
Indonesian: Burung Dara-laut Paruh Lebar, Burung Dara-laut Tiram, Dara laut paruh hitam, Daralaut Tiram, Dara-laut tiram
Icelandic: Sandþerna
Italian: Sterna zampenere
Japanese (romaji): hashi-buto aji-sashi, hashibutoajisashi, Hashibuto-ajisashi
Japanese: ハシブトアジサシ
Japanese (Kanji): 嘴太鯵刺
Georgian: თოლიისნისკარტა თევზიყლაპია
Kazakh: Қаратұмсық қарқылдақ
Kazakh (Transliteration): qara-tumsıq qarqıldaq
Korean: 큰부리제비갈매기
Korean (Transliteration): keun-buri-jebi-galmaegi
Scientific: Gelochelidon [nilotica or macrotarsa], Gelochelidon nilotica, Gelochelidon nilotica nilotica, Geochelidon nilotica, Sterna angelica, Sterna anglica, Sterna nilotica
Luxembourgish: Laachséischmuewel
Lithuanian: Kirasnapė žuvėdra
Latvian: kāpu zīriņš
Macedonian: Галебоклуна морска (Дебелоклуна) рибарка, дебелоклуна рибарка
Malayalam: പാത്തക്കൊക്കന്‍ ആള , പാത്തക്കൊക്കാൻ ആള
Mongolian: Бахим амуулай, Бахим хараалай
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠪᠠᠬᠢᠮ ᠠᠮᠣᠯᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠪᠠᠬᠢᠮ ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠶᠠᠯᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Бахим хараалай
Mongolian (Transliteration): bakhim amuulai, bakhim kharaalai
Malay: Burung Camar Ketam, Burung Camar Tiram, Camar Tiram
Maltese: Cirlewwa Bumunqar, Ċirlewwa Geddumha Oħxon
Nepali: गंगाचीलठू“डे ङ्घयालङ्घयाले
Dutch: Lachstern
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sandterne
Norwegian: Sandterne
Polish: Mewa trójpalczasta, rybitwa krótkodzioba
Pinyin: ōu-zuǐ yàn-ōu, ōu-zuǐ zào-ōu
Portuguese: gaivina de bico preto, Gaivina-de-bico-preto, Trinta-réis-de-bico-preto, Trinta-réis-de-bico-preto / Tagaz
Portuguese (Brazil): trinta-reis-de-bico-preto, Trinta-réis-de-bico-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): Tagaz
Romansh: Pestgarel chomma naira
Romanian: Pescăriță râzătoare
Russian: Крачка чайконосая, Крячок мартиноносий, Чайконосая крачка
Slovak: rybár krátkozobý, rybár krátkozobý (rybárka krátkozobá), Rybárka krátkozobá
Slovenian: crnonoga cigra, črnonoga čigra
Albanian: Dallëndyshe deti këmbëzezë
Serbian: debelokljuna cigra, debelokljuna čigra, Дебелоклјуна чигра
Sranan: Fisman
Swedish: Sandtärna
Swahili: Shakwe Domo-nene
Tamil: Parutha Alagu Aala
Thai: นกนางนวลแกลบปากหนา
Thai (Transliteration): nók naaŋ-nuan-klàeep pàak năa
Turkish: Gülen Deniz-kırlangıcı, Gülen Sumru, Gülün Sumru, Қаратұмсық қарқылдақ
Ukrainian: Крячок чорнодзьобий , Чорнодзьобий крячок
Vietnamese: Chim Nhàn chân đen, Nhàn chân đen
Chinese: 欧嘴噪鸥, 鷗嘴噪鷗, 鷗嘴燕鷗, 鸥嘴噪鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 鷗嘴噪鷗, 鷗嘴燕鷗
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 鷗嘴燕鷗
Chinese (Taiwan): 鸥嘴燕鸥