Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (30)
- Subspecies (6)
Michael Gochfeld, Joanna Burger, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 29, 2017
Text last updated August 29, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grysborssterretjie |
| Bulgarian | Антарктическа рибарка |
| Catalan | xatrac antàrtic |
| Czech | rybák jižní |
| Danish | Sydhavsterne |
| Dutch | Zuidpoolstern |
| English | Antarctic Tern |
| English (United States) | Antarctic Tern |
| Finnish | eteläntiira |
| French | Sterne couronnée |
| French (France) | Sterne couronnée |
| German | Antarktisseeschwalbe |
| Icelandic | Svalþerna |
| Japanese | ナンキョクアジサシ |
| Norwegian | sørhavsterne |
| Polish | rybitwa antarktyczna |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | trinta-réis-antártico |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Trinta-reis-antárctico |
| Russian | Антарктическая крачка |
| Serbian | Antarktička čigra |
| Slovak | rybár rajský |
| Spanish | Charrán Antártico |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Gaviotín Antártico |
| Spanish (Chile) | Gaviotín antártico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Charrán antártico |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Gaviotín Antártico |
| Swedish | antarktistärna |
| Turkish | Antarktika Sumrusu |
| Ukrainian | Крячок антарктичний |
| Zulu | insukakude yeqhwa |
Sterna vittata Gmelin, 1789
PROTONYM:
Sterna vittata
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.609.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Insula Nativitatis Christi' = Christmas Harbor, Kerguelen Island.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- STERNA
- sterna
- vittata / vittatum / vittatus
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
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Antarctic Tern
