Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Инкска рибарка |
| Czech | rybák inka |
| Danish | Inkaterne |
| Dutch | Incastern |
| English | Inca Tern |
| English (United States) | Inca Tern |
| Finnish | inkatiira |
| French | Sterne inca |
| French (French Guiana) | Sterne inca |
| German | Inkaseeschwalbe |
| Icelandic | Inkaþerna |
| Japanese | インカアジサシ |
| Norwegian | inkaterne |
| Polish | rybitwa wąsata |
| Russian | Крачка-инка |
| Serbian | Inka čigra |
| Slovak | rybarica ozdobná |
| Spanish | Charrán Inca |
| Spanish (Chile) | Gaviotín monja |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Charrán Inca |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviotín Inca |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gaviotín Inca |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gaviotín Zarcillo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Charrán inca |
| Swedish | inkatärna |
| Turkish | İnka Sumrusu |
| Ukrainian | Крячок-інка |
Larosterna inca (Lesson & Garnot, 1827)
PROTONYM:
Sterna Inca
Lesson & Garnot, 1827. Voy. Monde Coquille [Duperrey], Zool. Atlas, 1, pl.47.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Lima, Peru.
Definitions
- LAROSTERNA
- inca
- Inca
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Inca Tern Larosterna inca Scientific name definitions
Michael Gochfeld and Joanna Burger
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 12, 2016
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 12, 2016
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Inca Tern Larosterna inca
Authors
Michael Gochfeld and Joanna Burger
Recommended Citation
Gochfeld, M. and J. Burger (2020). Inca Tern (Larosterna inca), 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.incter1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- November 12, 2016
- Inca Tern Larosterna inca
Authors
Michael Gochfeld and Joanna Burger
Recommended Citation
Gochfeld, M. and J. Burger (2016). Inca Tern (Larosterna inca). 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.