© Brian Sullivan
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
Martin K. McNicholl, Peter E. Lowther, and John A. Hall
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2001
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Garrochñn de Forster |
| Basque | Foster txenada |
| Bulgarian | Сребристокрила рибарка |
| Catalan | xatrac de Forster |
| Croatian | forsterova čigra |
| Czech | rybák severoamerický |
| Danish | Prærieterne |
| Dutch | Forsters Stern |
| English | Forster's Tern |
| English (United States) | Forster's Tern |
| Finnish | hopeatiira |
| French | Sterne de Forster |
| French (France) | Sterne de Forster |
| Galician | Carrán de Forster |
| German | Forsterseeschwalbe |
| Greek | Αμερικανικό Ποταμογλάρονο |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Mòv ke fann |
| Hebrew | שחפית שחורת-אוזן |
| Hungarian | Tavi csér |
| Icelandic | Tálþerna |
| Japanese | メリケンアジサシ |
| Lithuanian | Forsterio žuvėdra |
| Norwegian | prærieterne |
| Polish | rybitwa czarnoucha |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Gaivina-de-forster |
| Romanian | Chira lui Forster |
| Russian | Черноухая крачка |
| Serbian | Forsterova čigra |
| Slovak | rybár močiarny |
| Slovenian | Ameriška rečna čigra |
| Spanish | Charrán de Forster |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Gaviotín de Forster |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Charrán de Forster |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gaviota de Forster |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Charrán de Forster |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gaviotín Patas Anaranjadas |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Charrán de Forster |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gaviotín de Forster |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Charrán de Foster |
| Spanish (Spain) | Charrán de Forster |
| Swedish | kärrtärna |
| Turkish | Maskeli Sumru |
| Ukrainian | Крячок неоарктичний |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of Forster's Tern.
This species is a rare and somewhat irregular winter resident within the area enclosed by the dashed lines. See text for details.
