Least Tern Sternula antillarum Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (46)
- 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
Text last updated January 1, 1997
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Garrochñn americanu |
| Basque | Txenada txiki antillarra |
| Bulgarian | Американска белочела рибарка |
| Catalan | xatrac menut americà |
| 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 (France) | 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. Complément des oeuvres de Buffon, ou histoire naturelle des animaux rares découverts par les naturalistes et les voyageurs depuis la mort de Buffon 20, p.256.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Guadeloupe, West Indies.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- STERNULA
- antillarum / antillensis
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Distribution of the Least Tern
