Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Garrochín americanu |
| Bulgarian | Американска белочела рибарка |
| Chinese | 美洲小燕鷗 |
| Croatian | američka mala čigra |
| Czech | rybák nejmenší |
| Danish | Amerikansk Dværgterne |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Dwergstern |
| English | Least Tern |
| English (United States) | Least Tern |
| Finnish | amerikanpikkutiira |
| French | Petite Sterne |
| French (French Guiana) | Petite Sterne |
| German | Antillenseeschwalbe |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Ti Mòv piti |
| Hebrew | שחפית זעירה |
| Hungarian | Karib csér |
| Icelandic | Rindilþerna |
| Japanese | アメリカコアジサシ |
| Lithuanian | Nykštukinė žuvėdra |
| Norwegian | amerikadvergterne |
| Polish | rybitwa mała |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | trinta-réis-miúdo |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Trinta-réis-miúdo |
| Romanian | Chiră pitică |
| Russian | Карликовая крачка |
| Serbian | Američka mala čigra |
| Slovak | rybár krpatý |
| Spanish | Charrancito Americano |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Gaviotín Chico Boreal |
| Spanish (Chile) | Gaviotín chico boreal |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Charrán Chico |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gaviotica |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Charrán Menor |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviotín Menor |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gaviotín Menudo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Charrán Mínimo |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gaviotín Menor |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gaviotín Chico |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Charrancito |
| Spanish (Spain) | Charrancito americano |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Gaviotín Enano |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gaviota Filico |
| Swedish | amerikansk småtärna |
| Turkish | Antil Sumrusu |
| Ukrainian | Крячок карибський |
Sternula antillarum Lesson, 1847
Definitions
- STERNULA
- antillarum / antillensis
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
Authors
Bruce C. Thompson, Jerome A. Jackson, Joanna Burger, Laura A. Hill, Eileen M. Kirsch, and Jonathan L. Atwood
Recommended Citation
Thompson, B. C., J. A. Jackson, J. Burger, L. A. Hill, E. M. Kirsch, and J. L. Atwood (2020). Least Tern (Sternula antillarum), 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.leater1.01
Birds of North America
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- January 1, 1997
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
Authors
Bruce C. Thompson, Jerome A. Jackson, Joanna Burger, Laura A. Hill, Eileen M. Kirsch, and Jonathan L. Atwood
Revisors
Bruce C. Thompson, Jerome A. Jackson, Joanna Burger, Laura A. Hill, Eileen M. Kirsch, and Jonathan L. Atwood
Recommended Citation
Thompson, B. C., J. A. Jackson, J. Burger, L. A. Hill, E. M. Kirsch, and J. L. Atwood (1997). Least Tern (Sternula antillarum), 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.290
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- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
Recommended Citation
Thompson, B. C., J. A. Jackson, J., L. A. Hill, E. M. Kirsch, and J. L. Atwood. 1997. Least Tern (Sterna antillarum). In The Birds of North America, No. 290 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington D.C. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.290.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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- August 26, 2017
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
Authors
Michael Gochfeld, Joanna Burger, and Ernest Garcia
Revisors
Ernest Garcia
Recommended Citation
Gochfeld, M., J. Burger, and E. F. J. Garcia (2017). Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). 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.