© Jay McGowan
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
J. Christopher Haney, David S. Lee, and Ralph D. Morris
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1999
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1999
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Brilsterretjie |
| Arabic | خرشنة ملجمة |
| Bulgarian | Кафявокрила рибарка |
| Chinese | 白眉燕鷗 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 褐翅燕鸥 |
| Croatian | smeđokrila čigra |
| Czech | rybák uzdičkový |
| Danish | Brilleterne |
| Dutch | Brilstern |
| English | Bridled Tern |
| English (United States) | Bridled Tern |
| Finnish | ohjasnokitiira |
| French | Sterne bridée |
| French (French Guiana) | Sterne bridée |
| German | Zügelseeschwalbe |
| Greek | Σταχτογλάρονο |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Mòv gri ke blanch |
| Hebrew | שחפית רסן |
| Hungarian | Álarcos csér |
| Icelandic | Taumþerna |
| Indonesian | Dara-laut batu |
| Japanese | マミジロアジサシ |
| Korean | 에위니아제비갈매기 |
| Lithuanian | Rudasparnė žuvėdra |
| Malayalam | തവിടൻ കടലാള |
| Norwegian | tøyleterne |
| Persian | پرستو دریایی پشت دودی |
| Polish | rybitwa brunatnogrzbieta |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Garajau-de-dorso-castanho |
| Romanian | Chiră neagră |
| Russian | Бурокрылая крачка |
| Serbian | Mrka čigra |
| Slovak | rybár tmavokrídly |
| Slovenian | Rjavoperuta čigra |
| Spanish | Charrán Embridado |
| Spanish (Chile) | Gaviotín de bridas |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Charrán Embridado |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gaviota monja |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Charrán Monja |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviotín Embridado |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gaviotín Embridado |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Charrán Embridado |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gaviotín Monja |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Charrán Monja |
| Spanish (Spain) | Charrán embridado |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gaviota Llorona |
| Swedish | tygeltärna |
| Thai | นกนางนวลแกลบคิ้วขาว |
| Turkish | Sürmeli Sumru |
| Ukrainian | Крячок бурокрилий |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Breeding distribution of the Bridled Tern in North and Middle America.
The winter range of this population is poorly known. This species also breeds in tropical regions of the Pacific and Indian oceans. See Distribution for details.