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South American Tern

Sterna hirundinacea Lesson, RP 1831

The South American tern is a species of tern found in coastal regions of southern South America, including the Falkland Islands, ranging north to Peru and Brazil. It is generally the most common tern in its range. The smaller, highly migratory common tern closely resembles it. The specific epithet refers to the "swallow-like" forked tail feathering. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  Lesson, RP 1831

Reference:
   Traité Orn. Tabl. Méth. livr.8 p.621

Protonym:
  Sterna hirundinacea

Type locality:
  Coasts of Brazil, i.e. State of Santa Catharina.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/111050#page/659/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  ECAE1DA1B2F5B949

Avibase ID:
  avibase-ECAE1DA1

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/ECAE1DA1

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176910

Geographic range:

  • Sterna hirundinacea: coasts and islands of southern South America and Falkland Islands
Source: Clements checklist
English:
South American Tern
Catalan:
Xatrac de Sud-amèrica
Czech:
rybák jihoamerický
Danish:
Sydamerikansk Terne
German:
Falklandseeschwalbe
Spanish:
Charrán Suramericano
Spanish (Spain):
Charrán Suramericano
Finnish:
eteläamerikantiira
French:
Sterne hirundinacée
Croatian:
južnoamerička čigra
Hungarian:
dél-amerikai csér
Icelandic:
Svifþerna
Italian:
Sterna del Sudamerica
Japanese (romaji):
nanbeiajisashi
Japanese:
ナンベイアジサシ
Lithuanian:
Pietų Amerikos žuvėdra
Dutch:
Zuid-Amerikaanse Visdief
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svaleterne
Norwegian:
Svaleterne
Polish:
rybitwa jaskółcza
Portuguese:
trinta-réis-de-bico-vermelho
Portuguese (Brazil):
trinta-réis-de-bico-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-do-mar-sul-americana
Russian:
Южноамериканская крачка
Slovak:
rybár lastovičí
Serbian:
Južnoamerička čigra
Swedish:
sydamerikansk tärna
Ukrainian:
Крячок американський
Chinese:
南美燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional):
南美燕鷗

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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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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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Sterne hirundinacée ( Sterna hirundinacea)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Sterne hirundinacée ( Sterna hirundinacea)
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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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 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2023:
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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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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
South American Tern ( Sterna hirundinacea)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Sterna hirundinacea
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Sterna hirundinacea
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Sterna hirundinacea
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 (26/09/2007):
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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):
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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
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South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sterna hirundinacea
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sterna hirundinacea

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Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: Cənubu Amerika susüpürəni
Bulgarian: Южноамериканска речна рибарка
Bengali: দচ􀇘ণ িঅমভচযকান ঩ানচচর
Bengali (transliteration): dakṣiṇa āmērikāna pānacila*
Catalan: Xatrac de Sud-amèrica
Czech: Rybák jihoamerický
Danish: Sydamerikansk Terne
German: Falklandseeschwalbe, Falklanseeschwalbe, Südamerikanische Seeschwalbe
English: South American Tern
English, HBW: South American Tern
English (IOC): South American Tern
English (United States): South American Tern
Esperanto: Sudamerika ŝterno
Spanish: Charrán sudamericano, Charrán Suramericano, Gaviotín, Gaviotín Cola Larga, Gaviotín Común, Gaviotín de Cola Larga, Gaviotín sudamericano
Spanish (Argentine): Charrán sudamericano, Gaviotín, Gaviotín sudamericano
Spanish (Chile): Charrán sudamericano, Gaviotín, Gaviotín sudamericano
Spanish (Colombia): Gaviotín sudamericano
Spanish (Ecuador): Gaviotín Sudamericano
Spanish (Spain): Charrán Suramericano
Spanish (HBW): South American Tern
Spanish (Peru): Gaviotín Sudamericano
Spanish (Uruguay): Gaviotín Cola Larga, Gaviotín Común
Estonian: pärltiir
Finnish: Eteläamerikantiira
French: Sterne hirundinacée
Croatian: južnoamerička čigra
Hungarian: dél-amerikai csér
Icelandic: Svifþerna
Italian: Sterna del Sudamerica
Japanese (romaji): nambeiajisashi, nanbeiajisashi
Japanese: ナンベイアジサシ, ナンベイアヂサシ
Kirghiz: Түштүк Америка чабакчылы
Scientific: Sterna hirundinacea
Lithuanian: Pietų Amerikos žuvėdra
Dutch: Zuidamerikaanse Visdief, Zuid-Amerikaanse Visdief
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svaleterne
Norwegian: Svaleterne
Polish: Rybitwa jaskółacza, rybitwa jaskólcza, rybitwa jaskółcza
Portuguese: andorinha-do-mar, gaivota, trinta-réis, Trinta-reis-de-bico-vermelho, trinta-réis-de-bico-vermelho
Portuguese (Brazil): andorinha-do-mar, gaivota, trinta-réis, trinta-reis-de-bico-vermelho, Trinta-réis-de-bico-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-do-mar-sul-americana, Trinta-reis-de-bico-vermelho
Russian: Южноамериканская крачка
Slovak: rybár lastovičí, Rybár lastovičkovitý
Serbian: Južnoamerička čigra
Swedish: Sydamerikansk tärna
Turkish: Güney Amerika sumrusu
Ukrainian: Крячок американський
Chinese: 南美燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 南美燕鷗

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