Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
Martin K. McNicholl, Peter E. Lowther, and John A. Hall
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2001
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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 | Forsterstern |
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 |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of Forster's Tern.
This species is a rare and somewhat irregular winter resident within the area enclosed by the dashed lines. See text for details.