Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (68)
- Subspecies (5)
K. C. Molina, J. F. Parnell, R. M. Erwin, Guy M. Kirwan, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Oostelike Sterretjie |
| Albanian | Dallëndyshe deti këmbëzezë |
| Arabic | خرشنة نيلية |
| Armenian | Որորակտուց ջրածիծառ |
| Asturian | Garrochñn picucurtiu |
| Azerbaijani | Qağayıburun susüpürən |
| Basque | Txenada mokobeltza |
| Bulgarian | Дебелоклюна рибарка |
| Catalan | curroc comú |
| Chinese | 鷗嘴燕鷗 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 鷗嘴噪鷗 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 鸥嘴噪鸥 |
| Croatian | debelokljuna čigra |
| Czech | rybák černozobý |
| Danish | Sandterne |
| Dutch | Lachstern |
| English | Gull-billed Tern |
| English (United States) | Gull-billed Tern |
| Finnish | hietatiira |
| French | Sterne hansel |
| French (France) | Sterne hansel |
| Galician | Carrán de bico curto |
| German | Lachseeschwalbe |
| Greek | Γελογλάρονο |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Fou bèk nwa |
| Hebrew | שחפית עבת-מקור |
| Hungarian | Kacagócsér |
| Icelandic | Sandþerna |
| Indonesian | Dara-laut tiram |
| Italian | Sterna zampenere |
| Japanese | ハシブトアジサシ |
| Korean | 큰부리제비갈매기 |
| Lithuanian | Kirasnapė žuvėdra |
| Malayalam | പാത്തക്കൊക്കൻ ആള |
| Marathi | कुरव चोचीचा सुरय |
| Mongolian | Бахим хараалай |
| Norwegian | sandterne |
| Persian | پرستو دریایی نوک کاکایی |
| Polish | rybitwa krótkodzioba |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Gaivina-de-bico-preto |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | trinta-réis-de-bico-preto |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Tagaz |
| Romanian | Pescăriță râzătoare |
| Russian | Чайконосая крачка |
| Serbian | Debelokljuna čigra |
| Slovak | rybárka krátkozobá |
| Slovenian | Črnonoga čigra |
| Spanish | Pagaza Piconegra |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Gaviotín Pico Grueso |
| Spanish (Chile) | Gaviotín de pico negro |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Charrán Piquinegro |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gaviotica de pico corto |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Charrán Piquigrueso |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviotín Piquigrueso |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gaviotín Pico Grueso |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Charrán Pico Grueso |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gaviotín Piquigrueso |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Gaviotín pico grueso |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gaviotín de Pico Negro |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Charrán Piquicorto |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pagaza piconegra |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Gaviotín Pico Grueso |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gaviota Pico Gordo |
| Swedish | sandtärna |
| Thai | นกนางนวลแกลบปากหนา |
| Turkish | Gülen Sumru |
| Ukrainian | Крячок чорнодзьобий |
| Zulu | ukliyosandewula |
Revision Notes
Steven G. Mlodinow standardized the account with Clements taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Gelochelidon nilotica (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Sterna nilotica
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.606.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Egypt.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GELOCHELIDON
- gelochelidon
- nilotica / niloticus
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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)
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