© Brian Sullivan
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Jeremy J. Hatch
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Arktiese Sterretjie |
| Arabic | خرشنة قطبية |
| Armenian | Բևեռային ջրածիծառ |
| Asturian | Garrochñn ñrticu |
| Basque | Ipar-txenada |
| Bulgarian | Полярна рибарка |
| Catalan | xatrac àrtic |
| Chinese (SIM) | 北极燕鸥 |
| Croatian | arktička čigra |
| Czech | rybák dlouhoocasý |
| Danish | Havterne |
| Dutch | Noordse Stern |
| English | Arctic Tern |
| English (United States) | Arctic Tern |
| Faroese | Havterna |
| Finnish | lapintiira |
| French | Sterne arctique |
| French (France) | Sterne arctique |
| Galician | Carrán ártico |
| German | Küstenseeschwalbe |
| Greek | Χιονογλάρονο |
| Hebrew | שחפית קוטב |
| Hungarian | Sarki csér |
| Icelandic | Kría |
| Indonesian | Dara-laut arktik |
| Italian | Sterna codalunga |
| Japanese | キョクアジサシ |
| Korean | 북극제비갈매기 |
| Latvian | Jūras zīriņš |
| Lithuanian | Arktinė žuvėdra |
| Mongolian | Умардын хараалай |
| Norwegian | rødnebbterne |
| Polish | rybitwa popielata |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Gaivina do Árctico |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | trinta-réis-ártico |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Gaivina-do-árctico |
| Romanian | Chiră polară |
| Russian | Полярная крачка |
| Serbian | Arktička čigra |
| Slovak | rybár dlhochvostý |
| Slovenian | Polarna čigra |
| Spanish | Charrán Ártico |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Gaviotín Artico |
| Spanish (Chile) | Gaviotín ártico |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Charrán Viajero |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gaviota ártica |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviotín del Ártico |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gaviotín Ártico |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Charrán Ártico |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gaviotín del Ártico |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Gaviotín ártico |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gaviotín Artico |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Charrán Ártico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Charrán ártico |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Gaviotín Ártico |
| Swedish | silvertärna |
| Thai | นกนางนวลแกลบขั้วโลกเหนือ |
| Turkish | Kutup Sumrusu |
| Ukrainian | Крячок полярний |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Breeding distribution of the Arctic Tern in North America and Greenland.
Breeding distribution of the Arctic Tern in North America and Greenland. Inland range is poorly documented. This species also breeds in Europe and Asia, and winters mainly around Antarctica. See text for details.
