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Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteri Nuttall, T 1834

Forster's tern is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name Sterna is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and forsteri commemorates the naturalist Johann Reinhold Forster. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Laridae
Genus:
   Sterna
Scientific:
  Sterna forsteri


Original description

Citation:
  Nuttall, T 1834

Reference:
   Man. Orn. U.S. Canada ed. 1 ed. 1, vol. 2 p.274

Protonym:
  Sterna Forsteri

Type locality:
  Banks of the Saskatchewan between Cumberland House and Lake Winnipeg, ex Swainson and Richardson, Fauna Bor. Am., 2, 1831, p. 412.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/28918#page/292/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  D13B91229B2F157E

Avibase ID:
  avibase-D13B9122

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/D13B9122


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176887

Geographic range:

  • Sterna forsteri: North America; winters southern USA to Costa Rica and Greater Antilles
English:
Forster's Tern
Catalan:
Xatrac de Forster
Czech:
rybák severoamerický
Danish:
Prærieterne
German:
Forsterseeschwalbe
Spanish:
Charrán de Forster
Spanish (Spain):
Charrán de Forster
Finnish:
hopeatiira
French:
Sterne de Forster
Croatian:
Forsterova čigra
Hungarian:
tavi csér
Icelandic:
Tálþerna
Italian:
Sterna di Forster
Japanese (romaji):
meriken'ajisashi
Japanese:
メリケンアジサシ
Lithuanian:
Forsterio žuvėdra
Dutch:
Forsters Stern
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Prærieterne
Norwegian:
Prærieterne
Polish:
rybitwa czarnoucha
Portuguese:
gaivina-de-forster
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-do-mar-de-forster
Russian:
Черноухая крачка
Slovak:
rybár močiarny
Serbian:
Forsterova čigra
Swedish:
kärrtärna
Ukrainian:
Крячок неоарктичний
Chinese:
弗氏燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional):
加拿大燕鷗


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sterna forsteri
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sterna forsteri

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Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Forstersterretjie
Asturian: Garrochín de Forster
Azerbaijani: Forsterov susüpürəni
Bulgarian: Сребристокрила рибарка
Bengali: পযটামযয ঩ানচচর
Bengali (transliteration): pharasṭārēra pānacila*
Breton: Skravig-Forster
Catalan: Xatrac de Forster, Xatrac de Foster
Czech: Rybák Forsteruv, rybák Forsterův, rybák severoamerický
Welsh: Morwennol Forster, Môr-wennol Forster
Danish: Prærieterne, Prærie-terne
German: Forsterseeschwalbe, Forster-Seeschwalbe, Sumpfseeschwalbe, Sumpf-Seeschwalbe
Greek: Αμερικανικό Ποταμογλάρονο, Γλαρόvι τoυ Forster
English: Forster's Tern
English, HBW: Forster's Tern
English (IOC): Forster's Tern
English (United States): Forster's Tern
Esperanto: Forstera ŝterno, Marĉa ŝterno
Spanish: Carrán de Forster, Charrán Cejinegro, Charrán de Forster, Gaviota de Forster, Gaviota golondrina de Forster, Gaviotín de Alas Blancas, Golondrina del Mar, Golondrina-marina de Forster
Spanish (Argentine): Gaviotín de Forster
Spanish (Colombia): Gaviotín de Forster
Spanish (Costa Rica): Charrán de Forster
Spanish (Cuba): Gaviota de Forster
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Charrán de Forster, Gaviota de Forster, Golondrina del Mar
Spanish (Spain): Charrán de Forster
Spanish (HBW): Charrán de Forster
Spanish (Honduras): Gaviota golondrina de Forster
Spanish (Mexico): charrán de Forster, Golondrina-marina de Forster
Spanish (Nicaragua): Charrán Cejinegro
Spanish (Panama): Gaviotín de Forster, Gaviotín de Foster
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Charrán de Foster
Estonian: sootiir
Basque: Forster txenada, Foster txenada, Xatrac de Forster
Finnish: Hopeatiira
Faroese: Floghvít terna
French: Sterne de Forster
Frisian: Amerikaanske wytstirns
Irish: Geabhróg Fhorstair, Geabhróg Forster
Galician: Carrán de Forster, Xatrac de Forster
Manx: Sternag Forster
Haitian Creole French: Mòv ke fann
Hebrew: שחפית פורסטר, שחפית שחורת-אוזן
Croatian: Forsterova čigra
Hungarian: tavi csér
Icelandic: Tálþerna
Italian: Sterna di Forster
Japanese (romaji): merikenajisashi, meriken'ajisashi
Japanese: メリケンアジサシ
Kazakh: Форстер қарқылдағы
Kirghiz: Форстер чабакчылы
Scientific: Sterna forsteri
Lithuanian: Forsterio žuvėdra
Latvian: Forstera zīriņš
Macedonian: Форстерова чигра
Dutch: Forsters Stern, Forsterstern, Forster-stern
Norwegian Nynorsk: Prærieterne
Norwegian: Prærieterne
Polish: rybitwa czarnoucha
Portuguese: Gaivina de Forster, gaivina-de-forster, Garajau de Forster, Trinta-réia-de-forster, Trinta-réis-de-forster, Trinta-réis-de-foster
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-do-mar-de-forster, Gaivina-de-forster
Rhaeto-Romance: Pestgarel da Forster
Romanian: Chira lui Forster
Russian: Крачка Форстера, Черноухая крачка
Northern Sami: Silbačearret
Slovak: rybár močiarny, Rybár močiarný
Slovenian: ameriška rečna čigra
Serbian: Forsterova čigra
Swedish: Kärrtärna
Turkish: Maskeli Sumru
Ukrainian: Крячок неоарктичний
Chinese: 弗氏燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 加拿大燕鷗

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