Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (slash)

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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. 2025 (Nov 2025) (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.?) eBird version 2025 (v.?)

Other related concepts

• Onychoprion anaethetus (taxon group)
• Onychoprion fuscatus (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Roet/Brilsterretjie
Azerbaijani: Hisli/Qonurqanad susüpürən
Bulgarian: Саждена / Кафявокрила рибарка
Catalan: xatrac fosc/embridat
Czech: rybák černohřbetý/uzdičkový
Danish: Sodfarvet Terne/Brilleterne
German: Ruß-/Zügelseeschwalbe
Greek: Πελαγογλάρονο/Σταχτογλάρονο
English: Sooty or Bridled Tern, Sooty/Bridled Tern
[ENAV]: Sooty/Bridled Tern
English, HBW: Sooty/Bridled Tern
English (IOC): Sooty/Bridled Tern
English (United States): Sooty/Bridled Tern
Spanish: Charrán Albinegro/Embridado, Charrán Sombrío/Embridado
Spanish (Costa Rica): Charrán Sombrío/Embridado
Spanish (Cuba): Gaviota monja prieta/monja
Spanish (Ecuador): Gaviotín Sombrío/Embridado
Spanish (Spain): Charrán sombrío/embridado
Spanish (HBW): Sooty/Bridled Tern
Spanish (Mexico): Charrán Albinegro/Embridado
Spanish (Panama): Gaviotín Sombrío/Monja
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Charrán Oscuro/Monja
Spanish (Venezuela): Gaviota de Veras/Llorona
Estonian: nõgitiir/troopikatiir
Persian: پرستو دریایی پشت ‌سیاه / پرستو دریایی پشت ‌دودی
Finnish: nokitiira/ohjasnokitiira
French: Sterne fuligineuse ou S. bridée
French (Guyane): Sterne fuligineuse ou S. bridée
Galician: Carrán escuro/de dorso castaño
Hebrew: שחפית כהה/רסן
Croatian: crnoleđa/smeđokrila čigra
Indonesian: Dara-laut Sayap-hitam / Batu
Icelandic: Möttul-/taumþerna
Japanese (romaji): seguroajisashi/mamijiroajisashi
Japanese: セグロアジサシ/マミジロアジサシ
Scientific: Onychoprion [fuscata or anaethetus], Onychoprion [fuscatus or anaethetus], Onychoprion fuscata/anaethetus, Onychoprion fuscatus/anaethetus
Dutch: Bonte Stern/Brilstern
Norwegian: sotterne/tøyleterne
Polish: rybitwa czarnogrzbieta/brunatnogrzbieta
Portuguese (Portugal): gaivina-de-dorso-preto/gaivina-de-dorso-castanho, Garajau-de-dorso-preto/Garajau-de-dorso-castanho
Romanian: Chiră cenușie/neagră
Russian: Тёмная/Бурокрылая крачка
Slovak: rybár čiernochrbtý/tmavokrídly
Slovenian: Črnoperuta/Rjavoperuta čigra
Serbian: Čađava čigra/mrka čigra, Čađava/mrka čigra, Garava/mrka čigra
Swedish: sottärna/tygeltärna
Thai: นกนางนวลแกลบดำ/นกนางนวลแกลบคิ้วขาว
Turkish: Kara sırtlı/sürmeli sumru
Ukrainian: Крячок строкатий/бурокрилий
Chinese: 乌燕鸥/褐翅燕鸥
[ZHHK]: 烏燕鷗/褐翅燕鷗
Chinese (Traditional): 乌燕鸥/褐翅燕鸥, 烏領/白眉燕鷗
Zulu: unonkliyomnyama/unonkliyonsundu