Least Tern Sternula antillarum Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (45)
- Subspecies (3)
Bruce C. Thompson, Jerome A. Jackson, Joanna Burger, Laura A. Hill, Eileen M. Kirsch, and Jonathan L. Atwood
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1997
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1997
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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
PROTONYM:
Sternula antillarum
Lesson, 1847. OeuvresCompl.Buffon 20, p.256.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Guadeloupe, West Indies.
Definitions
- STERNULA
- antillarum / antillensis
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Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: 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)
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