Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grysborssterretjie |
| Bulgarian | Антарктическа рибарка |
| Catalan | xatrac antàrtic |
| Czech | rybák jižní |
| Danish | Sydhavsterne |
| Dutch | Zuidpoolstern |
| English | Antarctic Tern |
| English (United States) | Antarctic Tern |
| Finnish | eteläntiira |
| French | Sterne couronnée |
| French (France) | Sterne couronnée |
| German | Antarktisseeschwalbe |
| Icelandic | Svalþerna |
| Japanese | ナンキョクアジサシ |
| Norwegian | sørhavsterne |
| Polish | rybitwa antarktyczna |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | trinta-réis-antártico |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Trinta-reis-antárctico |
| Russian | Антарктическая крачка |
| Serbian | Antarktička čigra |
| Slovak | rybár rajský |
| Spanish | Charrán Antártico |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Gaviotín Antártico |
| Spanish (Chile) | Gaviotín antártico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Charrán antártico |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Gaviotín Antártico |
| Swedish | antarktistärna |
| Turkish | Antarktika Sumrusu |
| Ukrainian | Крячок антарктичний |
Sterna vittata Gmelin, 1789
PROTONYM:
Sterna vittata
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.609.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Insula Nativitatis Christi' = Christmas Harbor, Kerguelen Island.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- STERNA
- sterna
- vittata / vittatum / vittatus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata Scientific name definitions
Michael Gochfeld, Joanna Burger, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 29, 2017
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 29, 2017
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
Authors
Michael Gochfeld, Joanna Burger, and Ernest Garcia
Recommended Citation
Gochfeld, M., J. Burger, and E. F. J. Garcia (2020). Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.antter1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- August 29, 2017
- Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
Authors
Michael Gochfeld, Joanna Burger, and Ernest Garcia
Revisors
Ernest Garcia
Recommended Citation
Gochfeld, M., J. Burger, and E. F. J. Garcia (2017). Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
