Sterna hirundo (Common Tern)

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Common Tern Sterna hirundo Linnaeus, 1758
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Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Laridae
Genus:
  Sterna

Scientific:
Sterna hirundo

Citation:
Linnaeus, 1758

Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.137

Protonym:
Sterna Hirundo

Avibase ID:
4D2FF6F13790ED7E

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4D2FF6F1

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176888

Geographic range:

Sterna hirundo hirundo: N Am., S Am., Atlantic islands, Europe and w Africa to China
Sterna hirundo longipennis: NE Siberia to ne China; winters SE Asia to Australia
Sterna hirundo [tibetana or minussensis]: breeds from central Asia to northern Mongolia, and Kashmir to Tibet; winters in the Indian Ocean

Source: Clements checklist

English:
  Common Tern
Czech:
  rybák obecný
German:
  Flußseeschwalbe
Danish:
  Fjordterne
Spanish:
  Charrán Común
Finnish:
  kalatiira
French:
  Sterne pierregarin
Icelandic:
  Sílaþerna
Italian:
  Sterna comune
Japanese:
  ajisashi
Japanese:
  アジサシ
Dutch:
  Visdief
Norwegian:
  Makrellterne
Polish:
  rybitwa rzeczna
Portuguese:
  Andorinha-do-mar-comum
Portuguese (Brazil):
  Trinta-réis-boreal
Russian:
  Речная крачка
Slovak:
  rybár riečny
Swedish:
  fisktärna
Chinese:
  普通燕鸥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
   Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
   Sterne pierregarin ( Sterna hirundo) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
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James Lee Peters:
    Sterna hirundo [version 1]
James Lee Peters (original):
    Sterna hirundo [version 1]
James Lee Peters (2nd edition):
    Sterna hirundo [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
   Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
   Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Sterna hirundo [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Sterna hirundo [version 1]

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Species status: full species

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Sterna [forsteri x hirundo] (hybrid)
Sterna hirundo x Sternula albifrons (hybrid)
Sterna [hirundo x dougallii] (hybrid)
Sterna [hirundo or paradisaea] (taxon group)
Sterna [hirundo or forsteri] (taxon group)
Sterna [hirundo x paradisaea] (hybrid)

Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Gewone Seeswael , Gewone Seeswael (Gewone Sterretjie), Gewone Sterretjie
Arabic: الخرشنة الشائعة, الخرشنة الشائعة الجنة, خطاف البحر
Asturian: Garrochín
Azerbaijani: Çay sternası
Belarusian: Крычка рачная, Рачная крычка
Bulgarian: Речна рибарка
Bengali: পাতি পানচিল
Breton: Ar skravig boutin, Gwennili-mor, Perig, Scravig, Skrav, Skravig
Catalan: Curroc, Llambritja, Xatrac comú
Catalan (Balears): Llambritja
Valencian: Curroc
Czech: Rybák obecný
Welsh: Gwennol-y-môr, Morwennol gyffredin, Ysgraell, Ysgrechen
Danish: Fjordterne
German: Flußseeschwalbe, Fluss-Seeschwalbe, Fluβseeschwalbe
Maldivian: Valla
Greek: Θαλασσοχελιδόνα, Ποταμογλάρονο, Ποταμόγλαρονο
Greek (Cypriot): Θαλασσοχελιδόνα
English: Black-billed Common Tern, Common Tern, Sea-swallow
English (Kenya): Common Tern
Esperanto: hirunda ^sterno, Hirunda ŝterno
Spanish: Charrán Común, Charrán pico grueso, Charrán piquinegro, Gaviota Común, Gaviota golondrina común, Gaviotín, Gaviotín boreal, Gaviotín Común, Gaviotín golondrina, Gaviotín pico grueso, Golondrina de Mar, Golondrina-marina Común, Visdief
Spanish (Argentine): Gaviotín golondrina, Gaviotín pico grueso
Spanish (Chile): Gaviotín boreal
Spanish (Colombia): Gaviotín Común
Spanish (Costa Rica): Charrán Común, Charrán piquinegro
Spanish (Cuba): Gaviota Común
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Charrán Común, Gaviota Común
Spanish (Spain): Charrán Común
Spanish (Honduras): Gaviota golondrina común
Spanish (Mexico): charrán común, Charrán pico grueso, Golondrina-marina Común
Spanish (Nicaragua): Charrán Común
Spanish (Panama): Gaviotín Común
Spanish (Peru): Gaviotín Común
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Charrán Común
Spanish (Paraguay): Gaviotín
Spanish (Uruguay): Gaviotín Golondrina, Golondrina de Mar
Spanish (Venezuela): Tirra Medio Cuchillo
Estonian: Jogitiir, Jõgitiir
Basque: Txenada, Txenada arrunt, Txenada arrunta, Xatrac comú
Persian: پرستودریایی معمولی
Finnish: Kalatiira
Faroese: Kriterna
French: Hirondelle de mer, Pierre-Garin, Sterne commune, Sterne hirondelle, Sterne pierregarin
Irish: Geabhróg
Guadeloupean Creole French: Petite mauve
Gaelic: Steàrnag
Galician: Carrán común, Xatrac comú
Guarani: Atî
Manx: Gibbyn Gant, Gollan marrey, Spithag, Spyrryd
Haitian Creole French: Fou bèk wouj
Hebrew: שחפית ים
Croatian: Crvenokljuna Cigra, Crvenokljuna Čigra
Hungarian: Küszvágó csér
Armenian: [Getayin Jratsitsar ], Գետային Ջրածիծառ
Indonesian: Burung Dara Laut Biasa, Burung Dara-laut Biasa, Dara laut biasa, Dara laut hirunda, Daralaut Biasa, Dara-laut biasa
Icelandic: Sílaþerna
Italian: Sterna comune
Japanese: ajisashi, aji-sashi, Akaashi-ajisashi
Japanese: アジサシ
Japanese (Kanji): 鯵刺
Georgian: მდინარის თევზიყლაპია, ჩვეულებრივი თევზიყლაპია
Khakas: Азыр хузурухтығ хайлах
Kazakh: Єзен қарқылдағы
Kazakh (Transliteration): özen qarqıldaq
Korean: 제비갈매기
Korean (Transliteration): jebi-galmaegi
Latin: Sterna hirundo, Sterna hirundo hirundo
Luxembourgish: Flossséischmuewel
Lithuanian: Kirlė, Upine žuvedra, Upinė žuvėdra
Latvian: Upes zīriņš
Macedonian: Обична вртимушка, Речна рибарка, речна чигра
Malayalam: ചോരക്കാലി ആള
Mongolian: Хараалай, Эгэл хараалай
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠡᠭᠡᠯ ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠶᠠᠯᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠶᠠᠯᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Хараацай цахлай, Хараацайлаг цахлай
Mongolian (Transliteration): egel kharaalai, kharaalai, kharaatsai tsakhlai, kharaatsailag tsakhlai
Malay: Burung Camar, Burung Camar Siput, Camar Siput
Maltese: Cirlewwa tal-Bahar, Ċirlewwa tal-Baħar
Dutch: Visdief, Visdiefje
Norwegian: Makrellterne
Polish: Rybitwa pospolita, Rybitwa rózowa, Rybitwa różowa, rybitwa rzeczna, Rybitwa zwyczajna
Pinyin: cháng-chì hǎi-yàn, pǔtōng yàn-ōu, yàn-ōu
Portuguese: andorinha do mar comum, Andorinha-do-mar-comum, Gaivina-comum, Garajau-comum, Inha-do-mar-comum, trinta-réis, Trinta-réis-boreal, Trinta-réis-boreal / Gaivina, Trinta-réis-de-bico-preto
Portuguese (Brazil): trinta-réis, trinta-reis-boreal, Trinta-réis-boreal, Trinta-réis-de-bico-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): Gaivina-comum
Romansh: Pestgarel da flum
Romanian: Chiră de baltă
Russian: Rechnaya Krachka, Крачка речная, Обыкновенная крачка, Речная крачка
Scots: Stearnag
Sindhi: د شَٕ ىً اٍي يي ډٮم ڃًي
Northern Sami: Mákreallacearret
Slovak: Rybár obyčajný, Rybár riečny
Slovenian: navadna cigra, navadna čigra
Albanian: Dallëndyshe e zakonshme deti
Serbian: obicna cigra, obična čigra, Обична чигра
Sranan: Fisman
Swedish: Fisktärna
Swahili: Shakwe Mbayuwayu
Tamil: [Kadal kuruvi], Aala
Thai: นกนางนวลแกลบทะเล, นกนางนวลแกลบธรรมดา
Thai (Transliteration): nók naaŋ-nuan-klàeep tʰá-lee, nók naaŋ-nuan-klàeep tʰam-ma-daa
Turkish: Deniz-kırlangıcı, Sumru, Өзен қарқылдақ
Tuvinian: Суг хараачыгайы
Ukrainian: Крячок річковий , Річковий крячок
Vietnamese: Chim Nhàn, Chim Nhàn thường, Nhàn
Xhosa: Unothenteza
Chinese: [chang-chi hai-yan], [putong yan-ou], [yan-ou], 普通燕鷗, 普通燕鸥, 燕鷗, 长翅海燕
Chinese (Traditional): 普通燕鷗, 燕鷗, 長翅海燕
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 燕鷗
Chinese (Taiwan): [yan-ou], 燕鷗, 燕鸥