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Common or Forster's Tern
Sterna [hirundo or forsteri]
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
null
Scientific:
Sterna [hirundo or forsteri]
Original description
Citation:
Reference:
Protonym:
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
E19333EC6979EAEF
Avibase ID:
avibase-E19333EC
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E19333EC
Taxonomic Serial Number:
English:
Common or Forster's Tern
Czech:
rybák obecný/severoamerický
Danish:
Fjordterne/Prærieterne
German:
Fluss-/Forsterseeschwalbe
Spanish:
Charrán Común/de Forster
Spanish (Spain):
Charrán común/de Forster
Finnish:
kalatiira/hopeatiira
French:
Sterne pierregarin ou S. de Forster
Icelandic:
Síla-/tálþerna
Japanese (romaji):
ajisashi/meriken'ajisashi
Japanese:
アジサシ/メリケンアジサシ
Dutch:
Visdief/Forsters Stern
Norwegian:
makrellterne/prærieterne
Polish:
rybitwa rzeczna/czarnoucha
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-do-mar-comum/andorinha-do-mar-de-forster
Russian:
Речная/Черноухая крачка
Slovak:
rybár riečny/močiarny
Serbian:
Obična/forsterova čigra
Swedish:
fisktärna/kärrtärna
Common or Forster's Tern
Czech:
rybák obecný/severoamerický
Danish:
Fjordterne/Prærieterne
German:
Fluss-/Forsterseeschwalbe
Spanish:
Charrán Común/de Forster
Spanish (Spain):
Charrán común/de Forster
Finnish:
kalatiira/hopeatiira
French:
Sterne pierregarin ou S. de Forster
Icelandic:
Síla-/tálþerna
Japanese (romaji):
ajisashi/meriken'ajisashi
Japanese:
アジサシ/メリケンアジサシ
Dutch:
Visdief/Forsters Stern
Norwegian:
makrellterne/prærieterne
Polish:
rybitwa rzeczna/czarnoucha
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-do-mar-comum/andorinha-do-mar-de-forster
Russian:
Речная/Черноухая крачка
Slovak:
rybár riečny/močiarny
Serbian:
Obična/forsterova čigra
Swedish:
fisktärna/kärrtärna
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common or Forster's Tern ( Sterna [hirundo or forsteri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Common or Forster's Tern ( Sterna [hirundo or forsteri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Common or Forster's Tern ( Sterna [hirundo or forsteri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common or Forster's Tern ( Sterna [hirundo or forsteri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common or Forster's Tern ( Sterna [hirundo or forsteri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common or Forster's Tern ( Sterna [hirundo or forsteri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common or Forster's Tern ( Sterna [hirundo or forsteri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common or Forster's Tern ( Sterna [hirundo or forsteri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common or Forster's Tern ( Sterna [hirundo or forsteri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common or Forster's Tern ( Sterna [hirundo or forsteri]) |
| eBird version 1.54: Common/Forster's Tern ( Sterna hirundo/forsteri) |
| eBird version 1.55: Common/Forster's Tern ( Sterna hirundo/forsteri) |
| eBird version 2015: Common/Forster's Tern ( Sterna hirundo/forsteri) |
| eBird version 2016: Common/Forster's Tern ( Sterna hirundo/forsteri) |
| eBird version 2017: Common/Forster's Tern ( Sterna hirundo/forsteri) |
| eBird version 2018: Common/Forster's Tern ( Sterna hirundo/forsteri) |
| eBird version 2019: Common/Forster's Tern ( Sterna hirundo/forsteri) |
| eBird version 2021: Common/Forster's Tern ( Sterna hirundo/forsteri) |
| eBird version 2022: Common/Forster's Tern ( Sterna hirundo/forsteri) |
| eBird version 2023: Forster's/Common Tern ( Sterna forsteri/hirundo) |
| eBird version 2024: Forster's/Common Tern ( Sterna forsteri/hirundo) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (slash)
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Речна / Сребристокрила рибарка
Czech: rybák obecný/severoamerický
Danish: Fjordterne/Prærieterne
German: Fluss-/Forsterseeschwalbe
Greek: Ποταμογλάρονο/Αμερικανικό Ποταμογλάρονο
English: Common or Forster's Tern, Common/Forster's Tern, Forster's/Common Tern
English, HBW: Common/Forster's Tern
English (IOC): Common/Forster's Tern
English (United States): Common/Forster's Tern
Spanish: Charrán Común/de Forster
Spanish (Argentine): Gaviotín Golondrina/de Forster
Spanish (Costa Rica): Charrán Común/de Forster
Spanish (Cuba): Gaviota común/de Forster
Spanish (Spain): Charrán Común/de Forster
Spanish (HBW): Common/Forster's Tern
Spanish (Mexico): Charrán Común/de Forster
Spanish (Panama): Gaviotín Común/de Forster
Finnish: kalatiira/hopeatiira
French: Sterne pierregarin ou S. de Forster
Icelandic: Síla-/tálþerna
Japanese (romaji): ajisashi/meriken'ajisashi
Japanese: アジサシ/メリケンアジサシ
Scientific: Sterna [hirundo or forsteri], Sterna forsteri/hirundo, Sterna hirundo/forsteri
Dutch: Visdief/Forsters Stern
Norwegian: makrellterne/prærieterne
Polish: rybitwa rzeczna/czarnoucha
Portuguese (Açores): Garajau-comum/Garajau-de-forster
Portuguese (Madeira): Garajau-comum/Garajau-de-forster
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-do-mar-comum/andorinha-do-mar-de-forster, Gaivina-comum/Gaivina-de-forster
Russian: Речная/Черноухая крачка
Slovak: rybár riečny/močiarny
Slovenian: Navadna/Ameriška rečna čigra
Serbian: Obična/forsterova čigra
Swedish: fisktärna/kärrtärna
Turkish: Sumru/Maskeli sumru
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