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Sternini (terns)

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Sterna nilotica/
Gelochelidon nilotica
binocularsbinoculars
Gull-billed tern 鸥嘴噪鸥
ōu-zuǐ zào-ōu
'gull-billed noisy gull'
鷗嘴燕鷗
ōu-zuǐ yàn-ōu
'gull-billed swallow-gull'
  ハシブトアジサシ
(嘴太鯵刺)
hashi-buto ajisashi
'thick-billed tern'
  Nhàn chân đen
'black-legged tern'
 
Sterna caspia/
Hydroprogne caspia/
Hydroprogne tschegrava
binocularsbinoculars
Caspian tern 红嘴巨鸥
hóng-zuǐ jù-ōu
'red-billed giant gull'
裡海燕鷗
Lǐ Hǎi yàn-ōu
'inland sea (=Caspian Sea) swallow-gull'
  オニアジサシ
(鬼鯵刺)
oni ajisashi
'ogre tern'
  Nhàn Caxpia
'Caspian tern'
 
Sterna aurantia
binoculars
River tern (Cheng)
Indian river tern
黄嘴河燕鸥
huáng-zuǐ hé yàn-ōu
'yellow billed river swallow-gull'
    カワアジサシ
(河鯵刺)
kawa ajisashi
'river tern'
     
Sterna bengalensis/
Thalasseus bengalensis
binocularsbinoculars
Lesser crested tern
Lesser crested-tern

Little crested tern (Cheng)
小凤头燕鸥
xiǎo fèng-tóu yàn-ōu
'little phoenix-headed swallow-gull'
    ベンガルアジサシ
(ベンガル鯵刺)

Bengaru ajisashi
'Bengalese tern'
     
Sterna bergii/ Thalasseus bergii
binocularsbinoculars
Greater crested tern
Great crested-tern

or Crested tern
Large crested tern (Cheng)
大凤头燕鸥
dà fèng-tóu yàn-ōu
'large phoenix-headed swallow-gull'
鳳頭燕鷗
fèng-tóu yàn-ōu
'phoenix-headed swallow-gull'
  オオアジサシ
(大鯵刺)

ō-ajisashi
'large tern'
  Nhàn mào
'crested tern'

Nhàn mào lớn
'large crested tern'
(Nguyen, Le & Phillipps)
 
Sterna bernsteini/
Thalasseus bernsteini/ Thalasseus zimmermanni
binoculars
Chinese crested tern
Chinese crested-tern

Chinese lesser crested tern (Cheng)
黑嘴端凤头燕鸥
hēi-zuǐ duān fèng-tóu yàn-ōu
'black-billed level phoenix-headed swallow-gull'
    ヒガシシナアジサシ
(東シナ鯵刺)

higashi Shina ajisashi
'East China tern'
     
Sterna dougalli
binocularsbinoculars
Roseate tern 粉红燕鸥
fěn-hóng yàn-ōu
'pink swallow-gull'
紅燕鷗
hóng yàn-ōu
'red swallow-gull'
  ベニアジサシ
(紅鯵刺)
beni ajisashi
'red tern'
  Nhàn hồng
'rosy tern'
 
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Sterna sumatrana
binoculars
Black-naped tern 黑枕燕鸥
hēi-zhěn yàn-ōu
'black-naped swallow-gull'
蒼燕鷗
cāng yàn-ōu
'blue swallow-gull'
  エリグロアジサシ
(襟黒鯵刺)
eri-guro ajisashi
'black-collared tern'
  Nhàn Xumatra
'Sumatran tern'
 
Sterna hirundo
binocularsbinoculars
Common tern 普通燕鸥
pǔtōng yàn-ōu
'common swallow-gull'
燕鷗
yàn-ōu
'swallow-gull'
长翅海燕
cháng-chì hǎi-yàn
'long-winged sea swallow'
アジサシ
(鯵刺)
ajisashi
'tern'
  Nhàn
'tern'
 
Sterna paradisaea
binoculars
Arctic tern 北极燕鸥
běi-jí yàn-ōu
'north pole swallow-gull'
    キョクアジサシ
(
極鯵刺)
kyoku ajisashi
'polar tern'
     
Sterna albifrons
binocularsbinocularsbinoculars
Little tern 白额燕鸥
bái-é yàn-ōu
'white forehead swallow-gull'
小燕鷗
xiǎo yàn-ōu
'little swallow-gull'
  コアジサシ
(小鯵刺)
ko-ajisashi
'little tern'
  Nhàn nhỏ
'little tern'
 
Sterna acuticauda/
Sterna melanogaster
binoculars
Black-bellied tern 黑腹燕鸥
hēi-fù yàn-ōu
'black-bellied swallow-gull'
    インドアジサシ
(インド鯵刺)
Indo ajisashi
'Indian tern'
  Nhàn bụng đen
'black-bellied tern'
 
Sterna aleutica
binoculars
Aleutian tern 白腰燕鸥
bái-yāo yàn-ōu
'white rumped swallow-gull'
    コシジロアジサシ
(腰白鯵刺)
koshi-jiro ajisashi
'white-rumped tern'
  Nhàn bụng đen
'black-bellied tern'
(Nguyen, Le & Phillipps), same name as Sterna acuticauda above.
Not found in Vo & Nguyen
 
Sterna lunata Grey-backed tern
Spectacled tern
灰背燕鸥
huī-bèi yàn-ōu
'grey-backed swallow-gull'
    ナンヨウマミジロアジサシ
(南洋眉白鯵刺)

Nan'yō mami-jiro ajisashi
'south seas white eyebrow tern'
     
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Sterna anaethetus Bridled tern (Cheng)
Brown-winged tern
褐翅燕鸥
hè-chì yàn-ōu
'brown-winged swallow-gull'
白眉燕鷗
bái-méi yàn-ōu
'white-eyebrow swallow-gull'
  マミジロアジサシ
(眉白鯵刺)
mami-jiro ajisashi
'white-eyebrow tern'
  Nhàn lưng đen
'black-backed tern'
 
Sterna fuscata
binoculars
Sooty tern 乌燕鸥
wū yàn-ōu
'dark swallow-gull'
烏領燕鷗
wū-lǐng yàn-ōu
'dark-collared swallow-gull'
  セグロアジサシ
(背黒鯵刺)
se-guro ajisashi
'black-backed tern'
  Nhàn nâu
'brown tern'
 
Chlidonias hybridus/
Chlidonias hybrida
Sterna hybrida
binocularsbinoculars
Whiskered tern 须浮鸥
xū fú-ōu
'whiskered floating gull'
黑腹燕鷗
hēi-fù yàn-ōu
'black-bellied swallow-gull'
  クロハラアジサシ
(黒腹鯵刺)
kuro-hara ajisashi
'black-bellied tern'
  Nhàn đen
'black tern'
 
Chlidonias leucopterus/
Sterna leucoptera
binocularsbinoculars
White-winged black tern (Cheng)
White-winged tern
白翅浮鸥
bái-chì fú-ōu
'white-winged floating gull'
白翅黑燕鷗
bái-chì hēi yàn-ōu
'white-winged black swallow-gull'
  ハジロクロハラアジサシ
(羽白黒腹鯵刺)
ha-jiro kuro-hara ajisashi
'white-winged black-bellied tern'
  Nhàn xám
'grey tern'
 
Chlidonias niger/
Chlidonias nigra/
Sterna nigra
Black tern 黑浮鸥
hēi fú-ōu
'black floating gull'
黑浮鷗
hēi fú-ōu
'black floating gull'
  ハシグロクロハラアジサシ
(嘴黒黒腹鯵刺)
hashi-guro kuro-hara ajisashi
'black-billed black-bellied tern'
     
Anous stolidus
binocularsbinoculars
Brown noddy
or Common noddy
Noddy tern (Cheng)
白顶玄燕鸥
bái-dǐng xuán yàn-ōu
'white-headed dark swallow-gull'

白顶玄鸥
bái-dǐng xuán ōu
'white-headed dark gull' (Cheng, M&P)
玄燕鷗
xuán yàn-ōu
'dark swallow-gull'
  クロアジサシ
(黒鯵刺)

kuro ajisashi
'black tern'
  Nhàn đầu xám
grey-headed tern'
 
Anous tenuirostris
binoculars
Lesser Noddy 小玄燕鸥
xiǎo xuán yàn-ōu
'small dark swallow-gull'
    ヒメクロアジサシ
(姫黒鯵刺)

hime kuro ajisashi
'princess black tern'
     
Procelsterna cerulea/
Anous cerulea
Blue noddy
Blue-grey noddy

or Grey ternlet
蓝灰燕鸥
lán-huī yàn-ōu
'blue-grey swallow-gull'
    ハイイロアジサシ
(灰色鯵刺)

hai-iro ajisashi
'grey tern'
     
Gygis alba
binoculars
White tern
or Common white-tern
White noddy (Cheng)
白燕鸥
bái yàn-ōu
'white swallow-gull'

白玄鸥
bái xuán ōu
'white dark gull' (Cheng, M&P)
    シロアジサシ
(白鯵刺)
shiro ajisashi
'white tern'
  Nhàn trắng
'white tern'
 
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