Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Chlidonias niger

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Swartsterretjie (Amerikaanse)
Arabic: خرشنة سوداء (surinamensis)
Asturian: Raquín prietu (americanu)
Azerbaijani: Qara susüpürən (surinamensis yarımnövü)
Bulgarian: Черна рибарка (ssp. surinamensis)
Catalan: Fumarell negre (americà)
Czech: rybák černý (ssp. surinamensis)
Danish: Sortterne, Amerikansk (ssp. surinamensis)
German: Trauerseeschwalbe (surinamensis), Trauerseeschwalbe-surinamensis
Greek: Μαυρογλάρονο (surinamensis)
English: American Black Tern, Black tern, Black Tern (American), Black Tern (North American), Black Tern (surinamensis), North American Black Tern
English, HBW: Black Tern (American)
English (IOC): Black Tern (American)
English (United States): Black Tern (American)
Spanish: Charrán Negro (surinamensis), Fumarel Común (americano), Gaviotín Negro
Spanish (Argentine): Gaviotín Negro (surinamensis)
Spanish (Chile): Gaviotín negro (surinamensis)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Charrancito Negro (surinamensis)
Spanish (Cuba): Gaviotica prieta (surinamensis)
Spanish (Ecuador): Gaviotín Negro (surinamensis)
Spanish (Spain): Fumarel común (americano), Fumarel Común (surinamensis)
Spanish (HBW): Black Tern (American)
Spanish (Mexico): Charrán Negro (surinamensis)
Spanish (Panama): Gaviotín Negro (surinamensis)
Spanish (Peru): Gaviotín Negro (surinamensis)
Spanish (Uruguay): Gaviotín Negro, Gaviotín Negro (Subesp. surinamensis)
Basque: Itsas enara beltza (surinamensis)
Persian: پرستو دریایی سیاه (surinamensis)
Finnish: mustatiira (surinamensis)
French: Guifette noire, Guifette noire (Amérique du Nord), Guifette noire (forme d'Amérique du Nord), Guifette noire (surinamensis)
Galician: Gaivina negra (surinamensis)
Hebrew: מירומית שחורה (אמריקנית)
Hungarian: Kormos szerkő (Amerikai)
Armenian: Սև ջրածիծառ (surinamensis)
Icelandic: Kolþerna (surinamensis)
Japanese (romaji): hashigurokuroharaajisashi (surinamensis)
Japanese: ハシグロクロハラアジサシ (surinamensis), ハシグロクロハラアジサシ（surinamensis）
Scientific: Chlidonias niger surinamensis, Chlidonias nigra surinamensis, Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis, Sterna melanops, Sterna plumbea, Sterna surinamensis
Lithuanian: Juodoji žuvėdra (surinamensis)
Dutch: Zwarte Stern (Amerikaans)
Norwegian: svartterne (surinamensis)
Polish: rybitwa czarna (surinamensis)
Portuguese (Brazil): trinta-réis-negro (surinamensis)
Portuguese (Portugal): gaivina-preta (surinamensis), Gaivina-preta-americana
Russian: Чёрная крачка (surinamensis)
Slovak: čorík americký, čorík americký (skup.)
Slovenian: Črna čigra (surinamensis)
Serbian: Crna čigra (surinamensis)
Swedish: svarttärna (surinamensis)
Turkish: Kara Sumru (surinamensis)
Chinese: 黑浮鸥（美洲）