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Black-bellied Tern

Sterna acuticauda Gray, JE 1831

The black-bellied tern is a tern found near large rivers in the Indian subcontinent, its range extending from Pakistan, Nepal and India to Myanmar. It has become very scarce in the eastern part of its range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being endangered. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Laridae
Genus:
   Sterna
Scientific:
  Sterna acuticauda

Original description

Citation:
  Gray, JE 1831

Reference:
   Ill. Indian Zool. Hardwicke 1 pt6 pl.70 fig.3

Protonym:
  Sterna acuticauda

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45959819

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  807E1277B4640875

Avibase ID:
  avibase-807E1277

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/807E1277

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176904


ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Sterna acuticauda: Pakistan, Nepal and India to sw China, Myanmar and SE Asia
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Black-bellied Tern
Catalan:
Xatrac ventrenegre
Czech:
rybák ostroocasý
Danish:
Sortbuget Terne
German:
Schwarzbauch-Seeschwalbe
Spanish:
Charrán Ventrinegro
Spanish (Spain):
Charrán Ventrinegro
Finnish:
mustavatsatiira
French:
Sterne à ventre noir
Croatian:
crnotrba čigra
Hungarian:
feketehasú csér
Italian:
Sterna pancianera
Japanese (romaji):
indoajisashi
Japanese:
インドアジサシ
Lithuanian:
Juodapilvė žuvėdra
Dutch:
Zwartbuikstern
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svartbukterne
Norwegian:
Svartbukterne
Polish:
rybitwa czarnobrzucha
Portuguese:
Trinta-réis-de-barriga-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-do-mar-de-barriga-preta
Russian:
Чернобрюхая крачка
Slovak:
rybár čiernobruchý
Serbian:
Crnotrba čigra
Swedish:
svartbukig tärna
Ukrainian:
Крячок чорночеревий
Chinese:
黑腹燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional):
黑腹燕鷗

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
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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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
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):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Sterne à ventre noir ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Sterne à ventre noir ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna melanogaster) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna melanogaster) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
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 (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 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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Clements, version 2019:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna melanogaster) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna melanogaster) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
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):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
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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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna melanogaster) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Sterna melanogaster [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Sterna melanogaster [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Sterna melanogaster [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Black-bellied Tern ( Sterna acuticauda) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sterna acuticauda [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sterna acuticauda [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: qaraqarın susüpürən
Bulgarian: Чернокорема рибарка
Bengali: কারাম঩ট ঩ানচচর , কালাপেট পানচিল
Bengali (transliteration): kālāpēṭa pānacila
Catalan: Xatrac ventrenegre
Czech: Rybák bengálský, rybák ostroocasý
Danish: Sortbuget Terne
German: Schwarzbauch-Seeschwalbe
English: Black bellied Tern, Black-bellied Tern
English, HBW: Black-bellied Tern
English (IOC): Black-bellied Tern
English (United States): Black-bellied Tern
Esperanto: Nigraventra ŝterno
Spanish: Charrán Ventinegro, Charrán Ventrinegro, Gaviotín de Vientre Negro
Spanish (Spain): Charrán Ventrinegro
Spanish (HBW): Black-bellied Tern
Estonian: mustkõht-tiir
Finnish: Mustavatsatiira
French: Sterne à ventre noir
Croatian: crnotrba čigra
Hungarian: feketehasú csér
Italian: Sterna pancianera, Sterna ventrenero
Japanese (romaji): indo aji-sashi, indoajisashi
Japanese: インドアジサシ
Japanese (Kanji): インド鯵刺
Kirghiz: кара боор чабакчыл
Scientific: Sterna acuticauda, Sterna acuticauda acuticauda, Sterna acuticauda melanogaster, Sterna melanogaster
Lithuanian: Juodapilvė žuvėdra
Malayalam: കരിവയറൻ ആള
Malay: Burung Camar Paruh Hitam
Nepali: उत्क्रोशी ङ्घयालङ्घयाले
Dutch: Zwartbuikstern
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svartbukterne
Norwegian: Svartbukterne
Polish: rybitwa czarnobrzucha
Pinyin: hēi-fù yàn-ōu
Portuguese: Trinta-réis-de-barriga-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-do-mar-de-barriga-preta
Russian: Чернобрюхая крачка
Slovak: Rybár čiernobruchý
Serbian: Crnotrba čigra
Swedish: svartbukig tärna, Svartmagad tärna
Tamil: Karuppu Vayitru Aala
Thai: นกนางนวลแกลบท้องดำ
Thai (Transliteration): nók naaŋ-nuan-klàeep tʰóaaŋ-dam
Turkish: Kara karınlı sumru
Ukrainian: Крячок чорночеревий
Vietnamese: Chim Nhàn bụng đen, Nhàn bụng đen
Chinese: 黑腹燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 黑腹燕鷗

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