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Common Tern (hirundo)
Sterna hirundo hirundo Linnaeus, C 1758
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Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Sterna
Scientific:
Sterna hirundo hirundo
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Sterna
Scientific:
Sterna hirundo hirundo
Original description
Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.137
Protonym:
Sterna Hirundo
Type locality:
Europe, restricted type locality, Sweden.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/155/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
A78EF1C82A6F88F4
Avibase ID:
avibase-A78EF1C8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A78EF1C8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176889
Geographic range:
- Sterna hirundo hirundo: Azores, Madeira and Canary islands; Tunisia, Mauritania and Senegal; inland Europe (except Arctic) to northwestern Siberia and western China; inland Northwest Territories to Montana, James Bay and southeastern Canada and New England, coastal western North Atlantic to South Carolina; Bahamas (erratic), and islands north of Venezuela; migrates to southern oceans
Source: Clements checklist
Common Tern (hirundo)
French:
Sterne pierregarin (hirundo)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Tern (hirundo) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Common Tern (hirundo) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Common Tern (hirundo) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Common Tern (Common) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common Tern (Common) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common Tern (Common) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common Tern (Common) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common Tern (Common) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common Tern (Common) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Tern (Common) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Tern (Common) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2022: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2023: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2024: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2019: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.50: Common Tern (Common) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Common Tern (Common) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Common Tern (Common) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Common Tern (Common) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Common Tern (Common) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Common Tern (hirundo) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Common Tern (hirundo) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Common Tern (hirundo) ( Sterna hirundo hirundo) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sterna hirundo hirundo [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: nominal subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Sterna hirundo [hirundo or minussensis]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Речна рибарка (ssp. hirundo)
Catalan: Xatrac comú
Czech: rybák obecný holarktický
German: Flußseeschwalbe (hirundo), Flußseeschwalbe-hirundo, Fluβseeschwalbe (hirundo)
English: Common Tern, Common Tern (Common), Common Tern (hirundo), European Common Tern, Western Common Tern
Spanish: Charrán Común (hirundo), Golondrina de Mar
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Charrán Común
Spanish (Spain): Charrán Común (hirundo)
Spanish (Mexico): Charrán Común (hirundo)
Spanish (Panama): Gaviotín Común (hirundo)
Spanish (Uruguay): Golondrina de Mar
Estonian: Jõgitiir
French: Sterne pierregarin, Sterne Pierre-garin, Sterne pierregarin (forme nominale), Sterne pierregarin (hirundo), Sterne pierregarin (nominal), Sterne pierregarin (nominale), Sterne pierregarin (race nominale)
Guadeloupean Creole French: Mauve blanche
Hebrew: שחפית ים (מערבית)
Croatian: Crvenokljuna čigra (subsp. hirundo)
Hungarian: Küszvágó csér (hirundo)
Japanese (romaji): ajisashi (hirundo)
Japanese: アジサシ (hirundo)
Scientific: Sterna Hirundo, Sterna hirundo hirundo, Sterna lacustris, Sterna oceani, Sterna pomarina
Latvian: Upes zīriņš (hirundo)
Dutch: Visdief (hirundo)
Norwegian: makrellterne (hirundo)
Polish: rybitwa rzeczna (ssp. hirundo)
Portuguese (Brazil): trinta-réis-boreal (hirundo)
Portuguese (Portugal): Gaivina-comum (hirundo)
Russian: Речная крачка (подвид hirundo)
Slovak: rybár riečny
Swedish: fisktärna (hirundo)
Turkish: Sumru (hirundo)
Ukrainian: Крячок річковий (підвид hirundo)
Chinese: 普通燕鸥（广布）
Chinese (Traditional): 燕鷗(廣布)
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