© Brian Sullivan
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Francesca J. Cuthbert and Linda R. Wires
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 | Reusesterretjie |
| Albanian | Dallëndyshe deti e madhe |
| Arabic | خرشنة قزوينية |
| Armenian | Կասպիական ծովածիծառ |
| Asturian | Garrochín grande |
| Azerbaijani | Xəzər susüpürəni |
| Basque | Txenada mokogorria |
| Bulgarian | Каспийска рибарка |
| Catalan | Xatrac gros |
| Chinese | 裏海燕鷗 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 红嘴巨鸥 |
| Croatian | velika čigra |
| Czech | rybák velkozobý |
| Danish | Rovterne |
| Dutch | Reuzenstern |
| English | Caspian Tern |
| English (United States) | Caspian Tern |
| Faroese | Brituterna |
| Finnish | räyskä |
| French | Sterne caspienne |
| French (French Guiana) | Sterne caspienne |
| Galician | Carrán do Caspio |
| German | Raubseeschwalbe |
| Greek | Καρατζάς |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Gwo Mòv bèk jòn |
| Hebrew | שחפית כספית |
| Hungarian | Lócsér |
| Icelandic | Ránþerna |
| Indonesian | Dara-laut kaspia |
| Italian | Sterna maggiore |
| Japanese | オニアジサシ |
| Korean | 붉은부리큰제비갈매기 |
| Latvian | Lielais zīriņš |
| Lithuanian | Plėšrioji žuvėdra |
| Malayalam | വലിയ ചെങ്കൊക്കൻ ആള |
| Marathi | कॅस्पिअन सुरय |
| Mongolian | Морин хараалай |
| Norwegian | rovterne |
| Persian | پرستو دریایی خزری |
| Polish | rybitwa wielkodzioba |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Garajau-grande |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Garajau-grande |
| Romanian | Pescăriță mare |
| Russian | Чеграва |
| Serbian | Velika čigra |
| Slovak | čegrava veľkozobá |
| Slovenian | Kaspijska čigra |
| Spanish | Pagaza Piquirroja |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Pagaza Mayor |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gaviota real grande |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Charrán Piquiroja |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviotín Piquirrojo (del Caspio) |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gaviotín Pico Rojo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Charrán del Caspio |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gaviotín Piquirrojo |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gaviotín de Pico Rojo |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Charrán Caspio |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pagaza piquirroja |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Tirra Caspia |
| Swedish | skräntärna |
| Thai | นกนางนวลแกลบแคสเปียน |
| Turkish | Hazar Sumrusu |
| Ukrainian | Крячок каспійський |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Caspian Tern in North and Middle America.
And the western Caribbean. This species winters locally within the area denoted as 'migration', and also breeds in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Australian region.