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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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Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Sterna
Scientific:
Sterna forsteri
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: breeds inland central Alberta eastward to central Manitoba (south-central Canada) patchily southward to northern Baja California (northwestern Mexico), Colorado, and the Great Lakes, also North Atlantic coast from New Jersey to North Carolina, and Gulf coast southward to northern Tamaulipas (northeastern Mexico); winters to Gulf coast, Bahamas, Cuba, and southern Mexico
Source: Clements checklist
Forster's Tern
Afrikaans:
Forstersterretjie
Azerbaijani:
Forsterov susüpürəni
Bulgarian:
Сребристокрила рибарка
Bengali:
পযটামযয ানচচর
Catalan:
Xatrac de Forster
Czech:
rybák severoamerický
Danish:
Prærieterne
German:
Forsterseeschwalbe
Greek:
Αμερικανικό Ποταμογλάρονο
Esperanto:
marĉa ŝterno
Spanish:
Charrán de Forster
Spanish (Spain):
Charrán de Forster
Estonian:
sootiir
Basque:
Foster txenada
Finnish:
hopeatiira
French:
Sterne de Forster
Hebrew:
שחפית שחורת-אוזן
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
Latvian:
Forstera zīriņš
Dutch:
Forsters Stern
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Prærieterne
Norwegian:
Prærieterne
Polish:
rybitwa czarnoucha
Portuguese:
gaivina-de-forster
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-do-mar-de-forster
Romanian:
Chira lui Forster
Russian:
Черноухая крачка
Slovak:
rybár močiarny
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
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 66th suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Avilist 2025: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Sterne de Forster ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Sterne de Forster ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 1st edition: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements, version 2021: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements, version 2022: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements, version 2023: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements, version 2024: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements, version 2025: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 4th edition: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 6th edition: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements, version 2015: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements, version 2016: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements, version 2017: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements, version 2018: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Clements, version 2019: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| eBird version 1.50: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| eBird version 1.52: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| eBird version 1.53: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| eBird version 1.54: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| eBird version 1.55: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| eBird version 2015: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| eBird version 2016: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| eBird version 2017: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| eBird version 2018: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| eBird version 2019: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| eBird version 2021: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| eBird version 2022: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| eBird version 2023: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| eBird version 2024: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| eBird version 2025: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Sterna forsteri |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Sterna forsteri |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Sterna forsteri |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| 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) |
| South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025): Forster's Tern ( Sterna forsteri) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sterna forsteri |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sterna forsteri |
Taxonomic status:
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 (Avilist): 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
French (Guyane): Sterne de Forster
Frisian: Amerikaanske wytstirns
Irish: Geabhróg Fhorstair, Geabhróg Forster
Galician: Carrán de Forster, Xatrac de Forster
Manx: Sternag Forster
Hebrew: שחפית פורסטר, שחפית שחורת-אוזן
Croatian: Forsterova čigra
Haitian Creole: Mòv ke fann
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, Sterna havelli
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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