Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Elegante Sterretjie |
| Asturian | Garrochñn elegante |
| Bulgarian | Южноамериканска рибарка |
| Catalan | xatrac elegant |
| Croatian | kalifornijska čigra |
| Czech | rybák západní |
| Danish | Aztekerterne |
| Dutch | Sierlijke Stern |
| English | Elegant Tern |
| English (United States) | Elegant Tern |
| Finnish | kaunotiira |
| French | Sterne élégante |
| French (France) | Sterne élégante |
| Galician | Carrán elegante |
| German | Schmuckseeschwalbe |
| Greek | Λεπτόραμφο Γλαρόνι |
| Hebrew | שחפית הדורה |
| Hungarian | Pompás csér |
| Icelandic | Skrautþerna |
| Japanese | ユウガアジサシ |
| Lithuanian | Grakščioji žuvėdra |
| Norwegian | langnebbterne |
| Polish | rybitwa kalifornijska |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Garajau-elegante |
| Romanian | Chiră elegantă |
| Russian | Элегантная крачка |
| Serbian | Tihookeanska čigra |
| Slovak | rybár pôvabný |
| Slovenian | Prelestna čigra |
| Spanish | Charrán Elegante |
| Spanish (Chile) | Gaviotín elegante |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Pagaza Elegante |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviotín Elegante |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gaviotín Elegante |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Charrán Elegante |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gaviotín Elegante |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gaviotín Elegante |
| Spanish (Spain) | Charrán elegante |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Gaviotín Elegante |
| Swedish | aztektärna |
| Turkish | Kaliforniya Sumrusu |
| Ukrainian | Крячок каліфорнійський |
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
Gary P. Burness, Kara L. Lefevre, and Charles T. Collins
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1999
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1999
Revision History
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- January 1, 1999
- Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
Authors
Gary P. Burness, Kara L. Lefevre, and Charles T. Collins
Revisors
Gary P. Burness, Kara L. Lefevre, and Charles T. Collins
Recommended Citation
Burness, G. P., K. L. Lefevre, and C. T. Collins (1999). Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.404
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1999
- Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
Recommended Citation
Burness, G. P., K. Lefevre, and C. T. Collins. 1999. Elegant Tern (Sterna elegans). In The Birds of North America, No. 404 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.404.p
