Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (slash)

Your sightings

Related taxa

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none Avibase taxonomic concepts (current) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021) (v.?) eBird version 1.50 (v.?) eBird version 1.52 (v.?) eBird version 1.53 (v.?) eBird version 1.54 (v.?) eBird version 1.55 (v.?) eBird version 2015 (v.?) eBird version 2016 (v.?) eBird version 2017 (v.?) eBird version 2018 (v.?) eBird version 2019 (v.?) eBird version 2021 (v.?) eBird version 2022 (v.?) eBird version 2023 (v.?) eBird version 2024 (v.?)

Other related concepts

• Thalasseus [maximus or albididorsalis] (taxon group)
• Thalasseus elegans (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Koning/Elegante Sterretjie
Asturian: Garrochín real/elegante
Bulgarian: Кралска / Южноамериканска рибарка
Catalan: Xatrac reial/elegant
Czech: rybák královský/západní
Danish: Kongeterne/Aztekerterne
German: Königs-/Schmuckseeschwalbe
Greek: Διπλογλάρονο/Λεπτόραμφο Γλαρόνι
English: Elegant/Royal Tern, Royal or Elegant Tern, Royal/Elegant Tern
English, HBW: Royal/Elegant Tern
English (IOC): Royal/Elegant Tern
English (United States): Royal/Elegant Tern
Spanish: Charrán Real/Elegante
Spanish (Costa Rica): Pagaza Real/Elegante
Spanish (Ecuador): Gaviotín Real/Elegante
Spanish (Spain): Charrán Real/Elegante
Spanish (HBW): Royal/Elegant Tern
Spanish (Mexico): Charrán Real/Elegante
Spanish (Panama): Gaviotín Real/Elegante
Spanish (Peru): Gaviotín Real/Elegante
Spanish (Uruguay): Gaviotín Real/Elegante
French: Sterne royale ou S. élégante
Galician: Carrán real/elegante
Icelandic: Rosa-/skrautþerna
Japanese (romaji): amerikaooajisashi/yuugaajisashi
Japanese: アメリカオオアジサシ/ユウガアジサシ
Scientific: Thalasseus [maximus or elegans], Thalasseus elegans/maximus, Thalasseus maximus/elegans
Dutch: Koningsstern/Sierlijke Stern
Norwegian: kongeterne/langnebbterne
Polish: rybitwa królewska/kalifornijska
Portuguese (Portugal): Garajau-real/Garajau-elegante
Russian: Королевская/Элегантная крачка
Slovak: rybár veľký/pôvabný
Slovenian: Kraljeva/Prelestna čigra
Serbian: Kraljevska čigra/tihookeanska čigra
Swedish: kungstärna/aztektärna
Turkish: Kral sumru/Kaliforniya sumrusu