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 |
Sterna forsteri Nuttall, 1834
Definitions
- STERNA
- sterna
- forsteri / forsterii / forsterorum
The Key to Scientific Names
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Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2001
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
Authors
Martin K. McNicholl, Peter E. Lowther, and John A. Hall
Recommended Citation
McNicholl, M. K., P. E. Lowther, and J. A. Hall (2020). Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.forter.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- January 1, 2001
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
Authors
Martin K. McNicholl, Peter E. Lowther, and John A. Hall
Revisors
Martin K. McNicholl, Peter E. Lowther, and John A. Hall
Recommended Citation
McNicholl, M. K., P. E. Lowther, and J. A. Hall (2001). Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri), 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.595
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 2001
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
Recommended Citation
McNicholl, M. K., P. E. Lowther, and J. A. Hall. 2001. Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri). In The Birds of North America, No. 595 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.595.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- August 29, 2017
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
Authors
Michael Gochfeld, Joanna Burger, and Ernest Garcia
Revisors
Ernest Garcia
Recommended Citation
Gochfeld, M., J. Burger, and E. F. J. Garcia (2017). Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri). 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.
