Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Wes-Afrikasterretjie |
| Czech | rybák západoafrický |
| Danish | Vestafrikansk Kongeterne |
| English | West African Crested Tern |
| English (United States) | West African Crested Tern |
| French | Sterne d'Afrique |
| French (France) | Sterne d'Afrique |
| German | Guineaseeschwalbe |
| Greek | Αφρικανικό Διπλογλάρονο |
| Hebrew | שחפית מערב אפריקנית |
| Icelandic | Brimþerna |
| Japanese | アフリカオオアジサシ |
| Norwegian | høvdingterne |
| Polish | rybitwa jasnogrzbieta |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Garajau-real-africano |
| Serbian | Afrička ćubasta čigra |
| Slovak | rybár kráľovský |
| Slovenian | Afriška čopasta čigra |
| Spanish | Charrán Real Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Charrán real africano |
| Swedish | guineatärna |
| Turkish | Batı Afrika Sumrusu |
| Ukrainian | Крячок африканський |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy.
Thalasseus albididorsalis (Hartert, 1921)
Definitions
- THALASSEUS
- albididorsalis
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West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published August 18, 2021
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- August 18, 2021
- West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis
Authors
Shawn M. Billerman, P. A. Buckley, and Francine G. Buckley
Revisors
Shawn M. Billerman
Recommended Citation
Billerman, S. M., P. A. Buckley, and F. G. Buckley (2021). West African Crested Tern (Thalasseus albididorsalis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.royter2.01
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy.
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
Authors
P. A. Buckley and Francine G. Buckley
Recommended Citation
Buckley, P. A. and F. G. Buckley (2020). Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.royter1.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- January 1, 2002
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
Authors
P. A. Buckley and Francine G. Buckley
Revisors
P. A. Buckley and Francine G. Buckley
Recommended Citation
Buckley, P. A. and F. G. Buckley (2002). Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus), 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.700
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 2002
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
Recommended Citation
Buckley, P. A., and F. G. Buckley. 2002. Royal Tern (Sterna maxima). In The Birds of North America, No. 700 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.700.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- August 30, 2017
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
Authors
Michael Gochfeld, Joanna Burger, and Ernest Garcia
Revisors
Ernest Garcia
Recommended Citation
Gochfeld, M., J. Burger, and E. F. J. Garcia (2017). Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus). 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.