Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Amerikaanse koningsterretjie, Koningseeswael (Koningsterretjie), Koningsterretjie, Koningsterretjie (Amerikaanse)
Asturian: Garrochín real (americanu)
Azerbaijani: kral susüpürəni
Belarusian: Каралеўская крычка
Bulgarian: Кралска рибарка, Кралска рибарка (ssp. maximus)
Bengali: যাজকীয় ঩ানচচর
Bengali (transliteration): rājakīẏa pānacila*
Breton: Skrav meur
Catalan: Xatrac reial, xatrac reial bec-roig, Xatrac reial bec-roig (americà)
Czech: rybák královský, rybák královský (ssp. maximus)
Welsh: Môr-wennol fawr
Danish: Amerikansk Kongeterne, Kongeterne
German: Königsseeschwalbe, Königsseeschwalbe (maximus)
Greek: Διπλoγλάρovo, Διπλογλάρονο, Διπλογλάρονο (maximus)
English: Nearctic Royal Tern, Royal Tern, Royal Tern (American)
English, HBW: Royal Tern, Royal Tern (American)
English (IOC): Royal Tern, Royal Tern (American)
English (United States): Royal Tern, Royal Tern (American)
Esperanto: Pleja krestoŝterno, Reĝa ŝterno
Spanish: Charrán Real (americano), Charrán Real (maximus), Charrán Real Americano, Gaviotín Real
Spanish (Argentine): Gaviotín Real
Spanish (Chile): Gaviotín real, Gaviotín real (maximus)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Pagaza Real, Pagaza Real (maximus)
Spanish (Cuba): Gaviota real
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Charrán Real
Spanish (Ecuador): Gaviotín Real, Gaviotín Real (maximus)
Spanish (Spain): Charrán real (americano), Charrán Real (maximus), Charrán real americano
Spanish (HBW): Royal Tern (American)
Spanish (Mexico): Charrán Real, Charrán Real (maximus)
Spanish (Panama): Gaviotín Real, Gaviotín Real (maximus)
Spanish (Peru): Gaviotín Real, Gaviotín Real (maximus)
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Charrán Real
Spanish (Paraguay): Gaviotín real, Gaviotín real (maximus)
Spanish (Uruguay): Gaviotín Real, Gaviotín Real (Subesp. maximus)
Spanish (Venezuela): Tirra Canalera
Estonian: kuningtiir
Basque: Txenada handi, Txenada handia, Txenada handia (maximus)
Finnish: kuningastiira, kuningastiira (maximus)
French: Sterne royale, Sterne royale (Amérique), Sterne royale (forme d'Amérique), Sterne royale (maximus)
Frisian: Amerikaanske keningstirns
Irish: Geabhróg ríúil
Guadeloupean Creole French: Foquette, Mauve
Galician: Carrán real, Carrán real (maximus)
Manx: Sternag reeoil
Haitian Creole French: Mòv wayal
Hebrew: שחפית גדולה
Croatian: kraljevska čigra
Hungarian: királycsér, Királycsér (Amerikai)
Icelandic: Rosaþerna, Rosaþerna (maximus)
Italian: Sterna reale, Sterna reale americana
Japanese (romaji): amerikaooajisashi (maximus)
Japanese: アメリカオオアジサシ, アメリカオオアジサシ (maximus)
Scientific: Sterna erythrorynchos, Sterna galericulata, Sterna maxima, Sterna maxima maxima, Thalasseus maximus, Thalasseus maximus maximus
Lithuanian: karališkoji žuvėdra, Karališkoji žuvėdra (maximus)
Latvian: karaliskais zīriņš
Macedonian: Кралска чигра
Dutch: Amerikaanse koningsstern, Koningsstern, Koningsstern (Amerikaans)
Norwegian: Kongeterne, kongeterne (maximus)
Polish: rybitwa królewska, rybitwa królewska (maximus)
Portuguese: Trinta-réis-real, trinta-réis-real / garajau-real
Portuguese (Brazil): trinta-réis-real (maximus)
Portuguese (Portugal): Garajau-real (maximus), garajau-real-americano
Rhaeto-Romance: Pestgarel grond
Romanian: Chiră regală
Russian: Королевская крачка, Королевская крачка (maximus)
Northern Sami: Gonagasčearret
Slovak: rybár veľký, rybár veľký (skup.)
Slovenian: kraljeva čigra
Serbian: Kraljevska čigra, Kraljevska čigra (maximus)
Swedish: kungstärna, kungstärna (maximus)
Turkish: Kral Sumru, Kral Sumru (maximus)
Ukrainian: крячок королівський
Chinese: 橙嘴凤头燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 皇家鳳頭燕鷗