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| ornit. | Aleutian tern | sterne aléoute (Sterna aleutica, Sterna camtschatica) |
| nat.res. | Aleutian tern | sterne aléoutienne (Sterna aleutica) |
| ichtyol. | Antarctic tern | Sterna couronnée Sterna vittata |
| ornit. | Antarctic tern | sterne couronnée (Sterna vittata) |
| nat.res. | arctic tern | sterne arctique (Sterna macrura, Sterna paradisaea) |
| ornit. | Arctic tern | sterne arctique (Sterna paradisaea) |
| ichtyol. | Arctic tern | Sterne arctique Sterna paradisaea |
| environ., nat.res. | Arctic tern | sterne arctique (Sterna paradisaea) |
| zool. | arctic tern | sterne arctique (Sterna paradisaea) |
| nat.res. | black tern | guifette noire (Chlidonias niger) |
| ornit. | black tern | guifette noire (Chlidonias nigra) |
| nat.res. | black tern | sterne noire |
| nat.res. | black tern | guifette épouvantail (Chlidonias niger) |
| zool. | black tern | guifette noire (Chlidonias niger) |
| ornit. | black-naped tern | sterne diamant (Gygisterna sumatrana, Sterna sumatrana) |
| ornit. | bridled tern | sterne à collier (Sterna anaethetus) |
| ornit. | bridled tern | sterne bridée (Sterna anaethetus) |
| nat.res. | bridled tern | sterne bridée (Sterna anaethetus) |
| nat.res. | Caspian tern | sterne caspienne (Sterna caspia) |
| nat.res. | caspian tern | sterne tchégrava (Hydroprogne caspia, Hydroprogne tschegrava, Sterna caspia) |
| nat.res. | caspian tern | sterne caspienne (Hydroprogne caspia, Hydroprogne tschegrava, Sterna caspia) |
| ornit. | Caspian tern | sterne Caspienne (Hydroprogne caspia, Sterna caspia, Hydroprogne tschegrava) |
| zool. | Caspian tern | sterne caspienne (Sterna caspia) |
| ornit. | Cassin's tern | sterne hirundinacée (Sterna hirundinacea) |
| ornit. | Cayenne tern | sterne de Cayenne (Sterna eurygnatha, Thalasseus eurygnathas) |
| ornit. | Chinese crested tern | sterne inca (Sterna zimmermanni, Thalasseus zimmermanni) |
| nat.res. | common tern | hirondelle de mer |
| nat.res. | common tern | sterne pierregarin (Sterna hirundo) |
| nat.res. | common tern | sterne ordinaire (Sterna hirundo) |
| nat.res. | common tern | istorlet |
| nat.res. | common tern | estorlet (Sterna hirundo) |
| ichtyol. | common tern | Sterne pierregarin Sterna hirundo |
| ornit. | common tern | sterne pierre-garin (Sterna hirundo) |
| life.sc., environ. | common tern | sterne Pierregarin (Sterna hirundo) |
| zool. | common tern | sterne pierregarin (Sterna hirundo) |
| ornit. | crested tern | sterne huppée (Sterna bergii, Thalasseus bergii) |
| ornit. | crested tern | sterne voyageuse (Sterna bengalensis, Thalasseus bengalensis) |
| ornit. | Damara tern | sterne des baleiniers (Sterna balaenarum) |
| ornit. | elegant tern | sterne élégante (Sterna elegans, Thalasseus elegans) |
| nat.res. | elegant tern | sterne élégante (Sterna elegans) |
| ornit. | fairy tern | gygis blanche (Gygis) |
| ornit. | fairy tern | sterne néréis (Sterna nereis) |
| ornit. | Forster's tern | sterne de Forster (Sterna forsteri) |
| nat.res. | Forster's tern | sterne de Forster (Sterna forsteri) |
| ornit. | gray-backed tern | sterne à dos gris (Sterna lunata) |
| ornit. | greater crested tern | sterne huppée (Sterna bergii, Thalasseus bergii) |
| nat.res. | greater crested tern | sterne huppée (Sterna bergii) |
| nat.res. | gull-billed tern | sterne rieuse (Gelochelidon nilotica, Sterna nilotica) |
| ornit. | gull-billed tern | sterne hansel (Gelochelidon nilotica, Sterna nilotica) |
| nat.res. | gull-billed tern | sterne hansel (Gelochelidon nilotica, Sterna nilotica) |
| zool. | gull-billed tern | sterne hansel (Gelochelidon nilotica) |
| environ., nat.res. | gulls and terns | laridés (Laridae) |
| environ., nat.res. | gulls and terns | goélands et mouettes (Laridae) |
| ornit. | inca tern | sterne inca (Larosterna) |
| ornit. | Indian river tern | sterne de rivière (Sterna aurantia) |
| ornit. | Kerguelen tern | sterne de Kerguelen (Sterna virgata) |
| ornit. | large-billed tern | sterne amazone (Phaetusa) |
| ornit. | least tern | sterne naine (Sterna albifrons) |
| ornit. | lesser crested tern | sterne voyageuse (Sterna bengalensis, Thalasseus bengalensis) |
| nat.res. | lesser crested tern | sterne voyageuse (Sterna bengalensis) |
| ornit. | little tern | sterne naine (Sterna albifrons) |
| nat.res. | little tern | sterne naine (Sterna albifrons) |
| geogr. | Longdon Upon Tern | Longdon Upon Tern (GBR) |
| ornit. | Peruvian tern | sterne péruvienne (Sterna lorata) |
| ornit. | river tern | sterne de rivière (Sterna aurantia) |
| ornit. | roseate tern | sterne de Dougall (Sterna dougallii) |
| nat.res. | roseate tern | sterne rosée |
| nat.res. | roseate tern | sterne de Dougall (Sterna dougallii) |
| ornit. | royal tern | sterne royale (Sterna maxima, Thalasseus maximus) |
| nat.res. | royal tern | sterne royale (Sterna maxima) |
| ornit. | Sandwich tern | sterne caugek (Sterna sandvicensis, Thalasseus sandvicensis) |
| life.sc., environ. | Sandwich tern | sterne gaucek (Sterna sandvicensis • The Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) is a tern in the family Laridae. It is very closely related to the lesser crested tern (T. bengalensis), Chinese crested tern (T. bernsteini), Cabot's tern (T. acuflavidus), and elegant tern (T. elegans) and has been known to interbreed with the lesser crested. It breeds in the Palearctic from Europe to the Caspian Sea and winters in South Africa, India, and Sri Lanka.  wikipedia.org) |
| nat.res. | Sandwich tern | sterne caugek (Sterna sandvicensis) |
| zool. | Sandwich tern | sterne caugek (Sterna sandvicensis, Sterna sandvicensis sandvicensis) |
| ornit. | Saunders' little tern | sterne de Saunders (Sterna saundersi) |
| zool. | sea tern | sterne Pierre-Farin Sterna Pierre-Farinii |
| ornit. | snowy-crowned tern | sterne de Trudeau (Sterna trudeaui) |
| ichtyol. | sooty tern | Sterne fuligineuse Sterna fuscata |
| ornit. | sooty tern | sterne fouligineuse (Sterna fuscata) |
| nat.res. | sooty tern | sterne fuligineuse (Sterna fuscata) |
| ornit. | South American tern | sterne hirundinacée (Sterna hirundinacea) |
| ornit. | spectacled tern | sterne à dos gris (Sterna lunata) |
| ornit. | swift tern | sterne huppée (Sterna bergii, Thalasseus bergii) |
| zool. | tern Pierre-Farin | sterne Pierre-Farin Sterna Pierre-Farinii |
| ornit. | Trudeau's tern | sterne de Trudeau (Sterna trudeaui) |
| nat.res. | whiskered tern | guifette moustac (Chlidonias hybridus) |
| ornit. | whiskered tern | guifette moustac (Chlidomas hybrida) |
| zool. | whiskered tern | guifette moustac (Chlidonias hybridus) |
| ornit. | white tern | gygis blanche (Gygis) |
| ornit. | white-cheeked tern | sterne à joues blanches (Sterna repressa) |
| nat.res. | white-cheeked tern | sterne à joues blanches (Sterna repressa) |
| ornit. | white-fronted tern | sterne tara (Sterna striata) |
| nat.res. | white-winged black tern | guifette leucoptère (Chlidonias leucopterus) |
| nat.res. | white-winged black tern | guifette à ailes blanches (Chlidonias leucopterus) |
| zool. | white-winged black tern | guifette leucoptère (Chlidonias leucopterus) |
| environ., nat.res. | white-winged tern | guifette leucoptère (Chlidonias leucopterus) |
| ornit. | white-winged black tern | guifette leucoptère (Chlidonias leucoptera) |
| zool. | white-winged tern | guifette leucoptère (Chlidonias leucopterus) |
| ornit. | yellow-billed tern | sterne argentée (Sterna superciliaris) |