Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Thalasseus [maximus or albididorsalis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Koningsterretjie, Wes-Afrikasterretjie
Asturian: Garrochín real (africanu)
Bulgarian: Кралска рибарка (ssp. albididorsalis)
Catalan: Xatrac reial, Xatrac reial bec-roig (africà)
Czech: rybák královský (ssp. albididorsalis), rybák západoafrický
Welsh: Môr-wennol fawr Affrica
Danish: Vestafrikansk Kongeterne
German: Afrikanische Königsseeschwalbe, Guineaseeschwalbe, Königsseeschwalbe (albididorsalis), Königsseeschwalbe-albididorsalis
Greek: Αφρικανικό Διπλογλάρονο, Διπλογλάρονο (albididorsalis)
English: Royal Tern (African), West African Crested Tern, West African Royal Tern
English, HBW: Royal Tern (African)
English (IOC): Royal Tern (African), West African Crested Tern
English (United States): Royal Tern (African), West African Crested Tern
Esperanto: Afrika reĝa ŝterno
Spanish: Charrán real, Charrán Real (africano), Charrán Real (albididorsalis), Charrán Real Africano
Spanish (Chile): Gaviotín real (albididorsalis)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Pagaza Real (albididorsalis)
Spanish (Ecuador): Gaviotín Real (albididorsalis)
Spanish (Spain): Charrán real (africano), Charrán Real (albididorsalis), Charrán real africano
Spanish (HBW): Royal Tern (African)
Spanish (Mexico): Charrán Real (albididorsalis)
Spanish (Panama): Gaviotín Real (albididorsalis)
Spanish (Peru): Gaviotín Real (albididorsalis)
Spanish (Paraguay): Gaviotín real (albididorsalis)
Spanish (Uruguay): Gaviotín Real (Subesp. albididorsalis)
Basque: Txenada handia (albididorsalis)
Finnish: kuningastiira (albididorsalis)
French: Sterne d'Afrique, Sterne royal d'Afrique, Sterne royale (Afrique), Sterne royale (albididorsalis), Sterne royale (forme d'Afrique)
Frisian: Afrikaanske keningstirns
Galician: Carrán real (albididorsalis), Carrán real africano
Hebrew: שחפית מערב אפריקנית
Hungarian: Királycsér (Afrikai)
Icelandic: Rosaþerna (albididorsalis)
Italian: Sterna reale africana
Japanese (romaji): amerikaooajisashi (albididorsalis)
Japanese: アフリカオオアジサシ, アメリカオオアジサシ (albididorsalis)
Scientific: Sterna maxima albididorsalis, Thalasseus albididorsalis, Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis, Thalasseus maximus albidorsalis
Lithuanian: Afrikinė karališkoji žuvėdra, Karališkoji žuvėdra (albididorsalis)
Dutch: Afrikaanse Koningsstern, Koningsstern (Afrikaans)
Norwegian: kongeterne (albididorsalis)
Polish: rybitwa jasnogrzbieta, rybitwa królewska (albididorsalis)
Portuguese: Garajau-real
Portuguese (Brazil): trinta-réis-real (albididorsalis)
Portuguese (Portugal): Garajau-real (albididorsalis), garajau-real-africano
Rhaeto-Romance: Pestgarel roial
Russian: Западноафриканская королевская крачка, Королевская крачка (albididorsalis)
Slovak: rybár kráľovský, rybár kráľovský (skup.)
Serbian: Afrička ćubasta čigra, Kraljevska čigra (albididorsalis)
Swedish: guineatärna, kungstärna (albididorsalis)
Turkish: Batı Afrika Sumrusu, Kral Sumru (albididorsalis)
Ukrainian: Крячок (королівський) африканський
Chinese: 西非凤头燕鸥