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Species status: full species

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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023) (v.0) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013) (v.0) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014) (v.0) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015) (v.0) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016) (v.0) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017) (v.0) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018) (v.0) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020) (v.0) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021) (v.0) Birdlife checklist version 00 (v.0) Birdlife checklist version 01 (v.0) Birdlife checklist version 02 (v.0) Birdlife checklist version 03 (v.0) Birdlife checklist version 04 (v.0) Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012) (v.0) Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012) (v.0) Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013) (v.0) Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014) (v.0) Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014) (v.0) Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015) (v.0) Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016) (v.0) Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017) (v.0) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017) (v.0) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018) (v.0) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019) (v.0) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020) (v.0) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021) (v.0) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022) (v.0) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022) (v.0) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023) (v.?) 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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Witwangseeswael , Witwangseeswael (Witwangsterretjie), Witwangsterretjie
Arabic: الخرشنة بيضاء الخد, خرشنة بيضاء الخدود
Azerbaijani: ağyanaq susüpürən
Belarusian: Аравійская крычка
Bulgarian: Арабска рибарка
Bengali: ধরাগার ঩ানচচর
Bengali (transliteration): dhalāgāla pānacila*
Catalan: Xatrac carablanc, Xatrac de galtes blanques
Czech: Rybák belolící, rybák bělolící
Welsh: Môr-wennol fochwen
Danish: Hvidkindet Terne
German: Weißwangen-Seeschwalbe
Greek: Γλαρόvι της Αραβίας, Γλαρόνι της Αραβίας
English: White-checked Tern, Whitecheeked Tern, White-cheeked Tern
English, HBW: White-cheeked Tern
English (IOC): White-cheeked Tern
English (Kenya): White-cheeked Tern
English (United States): White-cheeked Tern
Esperanto: Blankvanga terno, Blankvizaĝa ŝterno
Spanish: Charrán Arábigo, Gaviotín de Mejillas Blancas
Spanish (Spain): Charrán Arábigo
Spanish (HBW): Charrán arábigo
Estonian: korallitiir
Basque: Txenada musuzuri
Persian: پرستو دریایی گونه‌ سفید, پرستودریایی گونه‌سفید
Finnish: Arabiantiira
French: Sterne à joues blanches
Frisian: Arabyske stirns
Irish: Geabhróg ghruabhán
Galician: Carrán arábico
Hebrew: שחפית לבנת־לחי, שחפית לבנת-לחי, שחפית שוניות
Croatian: siva čigra
Hungarian: fehérarcú csér
Icelandic: Rokþerna
Italian: Sterna guancebiache, Sterna guancebianche
Japanese (romaji): arabiaajisashi
Japanese: アラビアアジサシ
Kirghiz: Арабия чабакчылы
Scientific: Sterna albigena, Sterna albigena, Sterna repressa
Lithuanian: Pilkoji žuvėdra
Latvian: Arābijas zīriņš
Macedonian: Белолика чигра
Malayalam: വെൺകവിളൻ ആള, വെണ്‍കവിളൻ ആള
Dutch: Arabische Stern
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitkinnterne
Norwegian: Hvitkinnterne
Polish: rybitwa arabska
Portuguese: Gaivina-arábica, Gaivina-cinzenta
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-do-mar-arábica, Gaivina-arábica
Rhaeto-Romance: Pestgarel da la vista alva
Romanian: Chiră cu obraji albi
Russian: Аравийская крачка
Northern Sami: Vilgesnierčearret
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Kopula-sudu Muhudulihiniya
Slovak: Rybár bielolíci
Slovenian: pepelasta čigra
Serbian: Belolika čigra
Swedish: Vitkindad tärna
Swahili: Shakwe Shavu-jeupe
Turkish: Arabistan sumrusu, Arap Sumrusu
Ukrainian: Крячок аравійський
Chinese: 白颊燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 白頰燕鷗