Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Scientific name definitions
- Names (47)
- Monotypic
P. A. Buckley, Francine G. Buckley, and Steven G. Mlodinow
Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Koningsterretjie |
| Basque | Txenada handia |
| Bulgarian | Кралска рибарка |
| Catalan | xatrac reial americà |
| Croatian | kraljevska čigra |
| Czech | rybák královský |
| Danish | Amerikansk Kongeterne |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Koningsstern |
| English | Royal Tern |
| English (United States) | Royal Tern |
| French | Sterne royale |
| French (France) | Sterne royale |
| German | Königsseeschwalbe |
| Greek | Διπλογλάρονο |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Mòv wayal |
| Hebrew | שחפית גדולה |
| Hungarian | Királycsér |
| Icelandic | Rosaþerna |
| Japanese | アメリカオオアジサシ |
| Norwegian | kongeterne |
| Polish | rybitwa królewska |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | trinta-réis-real |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Garajau-real |
| Romanian | Pescăriță regală |
| Russian | Королевская крачка |
| Serbian | Kraljevska čigra |
| Slovak | rybár veľký |
| Slovenian | Kraljeva čigra |
| Spanish | Charrán Real Americano |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Gaviotín Real |
| Spanish (Chile) | Gaviotín real |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Pagaza Real |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gaviota real |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Charrán Real |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviotín Real |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gaviotín Pico Anaranjado |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Charrán Real |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gaviotín Real |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Gaviotín real |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gaviotín Real |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Charrán Real |
| Spanish (Spain) | Charrán real americano |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Gaviotín Real |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Tirra Canalera |
| Swedish | kungstärna |
| Turkish | Kral Sumru |
| Ukrainian | Крячок королівський |
Revision Notes
Steven G. Mlodinow standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Appearance page.
Thalasseus maximus (Boddaert, 1783)
PROTONYM:
Sterna maxima
Boddaert, 1783. Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton, p.58.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cayenne, ex Daubenton, pi. 988.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- THALASSEUS
- maximus
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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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