Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Chlidonias niger

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Swartsterretjie (Eurasiese)
Arabic: خرشنة سوداء (اوراسية)
Asturian: Raquín prietu (euroasiáticu)
Azerbaijani: Qara susüpürən (niger yarımnövü)
Bulgarian: Черна рибарка (ssp. niger)
Catalan: Fumarell negre, Fumarell negre (euroasiàtic)
Czech: rybák černý (ssp. niger), rybák černý eurasijský
Danish: Sortterne (Eurasisk), Sortterne, Europæisk (ssp. niger)
German: Trauerseeschwalbe (niger), Trauerseeschwalbe-niger
Greek: Μαυρογλάρονο (niger)
English: Black Tern, Black Tern (Eurasian), Black Tern (niger), Eurasian Black Tern
English, HBW: Black Tern (Eurasian)
English (IOC): Black Tern (Eurasian)
English (United States): Black Tern (Eurasian)
Spanish: Charrán Negro (niger), Fumarel Común (Euroasiático)
Spanish (Argentine): Gaviotín Negro (niger)
Spanish (Chile): Gaviotín negro (niger)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Charrancito Negro (niger)
Spanish (Cuba): Gaviotica prieta (niger)
Spanish (Ecuador): Gaviotín Negro (niger)
Spanish (Spain): Fumarel común (Euroasiático), Fumarel Común (niger)
Spanish (HBW): Black Tern (Eurasian)
Spanish (Mexico): Charrán Negro (niger)
Spanish (Panama): Gaviotín Negro (niger)
Spanish (Peru): Gaviotín Negro (niger)
Spanish (Uruguay): Gaviotín Negro (Subesp. niger)
Estonian: Mustviires
Basque: Itsas enara beltza (niger)
Persian: پرستو دریایی سیاه (niger)
Finnish: mustatiira (niger)
Faroese: Svartterna (niger)
French: Guifette noire, Guifette noire (forme du Paléarctique), Guifette noire (niger), Guifette noire (Paléarctique)
Galician: Gaivina negra (niger)
Hebrew: מירומית שחורה (אירואסייתית)
Croatian: Crna čigra (euroazijska)
Hungarian: Kormos szerkő (Eurázsiai)
Armenian: Սև ջրածիծառ (Եվրասիական)
Icelandic: Kolþerna (niger)
Italian: Mignattino comune (niger)
Japanese (romaji): hashigurokuroharaajisashi (niger)
Japanese: ハシグロクロハラアジサシ (niger), ハシグロクロハラアジサシ（niger）
Korean: 검은제비갈매기 (niger group)
Scientific: Chlidonias niger niger, Chlidonias nigra nigra, Hydrochelidon pallescens, Hydrochelidon pallida, Sterna nigra
Lithuanian: Juodoji žuvėdra (niger)
Latvian: Melnais zīriņš (niger)
Dutch: Zwarte Stern (Euraziatisch)
Norwegian: svartterne (niger)
Polish: rybitwa czarna (niger), rybitwa czarna (ssp. niger)
Portuguese (Brazil): trinta-réis-negro (niger)
Portuguese (Portugal): gaivina-preta (niger), Gaivina-preta-comum
Russian: Чёрная крачка (niger), Чёрная крачка (подвид niger)
Slovak: čorík čierny, čorík čierny (skup.)
Slovenian: Črna čigra (niger)
Serbian: Crna čigra (niger)
Swedish: svarttärna (niger)
Turkish: Kara Sumru (niger)
Ukrainian: Крячок чорний (підвид niger)
Chinese: 黑浮鸥（欧亚）
Chinese (Traditional): 黑浮鷗(niger), 黑浮鷗(歐亞)