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General

Information is from dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Korean glosses are tentative. Comments and corrections welcome. Hover over Green Lettering Green lettering at this site hides a tool tip with glosses, further explanations, etc. Hover cursor to reveal. to see additional information.

In Japanese, the gulls proper are known as カモメ kamome, written with the Chinese character . By itself, kamome refers to Larus canus. The best-known gull in Japan, however, is not called a kamome at all, going instead by the name ウミネコ umi-neko (海猫) or 'sea cat' after its distinctive cry. Such is the power of names that many Japanese perceive kamome and umi-neko to be different types of bird, unlike English where they are simply regarded as different types of sea gull.

For other species, names are supplemented by descriptors relating to physical appearance or geographical range. Some seem to be from English (e.g., 'great black-headed gull'), but many appear to have been developed systematically and independently.

The terns are known as アジサシ aji-sashi, written with the characters 鯵刺'horse-mackerel stabber', It is not clear whether this is the true etymology or a later folk etymology, and in the tables アジサシ aji-sashi is glossed simply as 'tern'.

The marsh terns are distinguished in Japanese usage as クロハラアジサシ kuro-hara aji-sashi 'black-bellied tern'.

Note

With the breakup of the Larus argentatus (Herring Gull) complex, it is difficult to get clear information on the distribution or naming of species. In the species table below, the species occurring in Japan are tentatively treated as Larus fuscus (L. f. heuglini) and L. smithsonianus.

Species names

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ANOINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
JAPANESE
CHINESE
KOREAN
Anous
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Anous stolidus
link to photolink to photo
Brown noddy
Common noddy
Noddy tern

Noddi brun
Noddi
Глупая крачка
Обыкновенная кланяющаяся крачка
Крачка кланяющаяся бурая
クロアジサシ
(黒鯵刺)
kuro aji-sashi
'black tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  白顶玄鸥
(白頂玄鷗)
bái-dǐng xuán-ōu
'white-headed dark-gull' (1, 3, 36)
白顶玄燕鸥
(白頂玄燕鷗)
bái-dǐng xuán-yàn-ōu
'white-headed dark swallow-gull' (2, 4, 5)
(玄燕鸥)
玄燕鷗
xuán-yàn-ōu
'dark swallow-gull'
白顶燕鸥
(白頂燕鷗)
bái-dǐng yàn-ōu
'white-headed swallow-gull' (6)
 
Anous tenuirostris
link to photo
Lesser Noddy

Noddi marianne
Schlankschnabelnoddi
Крачка кланяющаяся малая
ヒメクロアジサシ
(姫黒鯵刺)
hime kuro aji-sashi
'princess black tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  小玄燕鸥
(小玄燕鷗)
xiǎo xuán-yàn-ōu
'small dark swallow-gull'
     
Procelsterna
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Procelsterna cerulea
Anous cerulea
Blue noddy
Blue-grey noddy
Grey ternlet

Noddi bleu
Blaunoddi
Голубая крачка
ハイイロアジサシ
(灰色鯵刺)
hai-iro aji-sashi
'grey tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  蓝灰燕鸥
(藍灰燕鷗)
lán-huī yàn-ōu
'blue-grey swallow-gull'
     
 
GYGINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
JAPANESE
CHINESE
KOREAN
Gygis
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Gygis alba
link to photo
Atoll Tern
or
White Tern
Common white-tern
White noddy

Gygis blanche
Feenseeschwalbe
Белая крачка
シロアジサシ
(白鯵刺)
shiro aji-sashi
'white tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  白玄鸥
(白玄鷗)
bái xuán-ōu
'white dark-gull' (1, 3, 5, 36)
白燕鸥
(白燕鷗)
bái yàn-ōu
'white swallow-gull' (2, 4)
     
 
LARINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
JAPANESE
CHINESE
KOREAN
Rissa
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Rissa tridactyla
Larus tridactylus
link to photolink to photo
Black-legged kittiwake
Kittiwake

Mouette tridactyle
Dreizehenmöwe
Моевка
ミツユビカモメ
(三つ趾鴎)
mitsu-yubi kamome
'three-toed gull'
  三趾鸥
(三趾鷗)
sān-zhǐ ōu
'three-toed gull'
(三趾鸥)
三趾鷗
sān-zhǐ ōu
'three-toed gull'
  세가락갈매기
se-garak-galmaegi
'three-toed gull'
Rissa brevirostris
Larus brevirostris
Red-legged kittiwake

Mouette des brumes
Klippenmöwe
Красноногая говорушка
アカアシミツユビカモメ
(赤足三つ趾鴎)
aka-ashi mitsu-yubi kamome
'red-legged three-toed gull'
  红腿三趾鸥
(紅腿三趾鷗)
hóng-tuǐ sān-zhǐ ōu
'red-legged three-toed gull' (4)
红脚三趾鸥
(紅腳三趾鷗)
hóng-jiǎo sān-zhǐ ōu
'red-footed three-toed gull' (5)
     
Pagophila
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Pagophila eburnea
Larus eburneus
Ivory gull

Mouette blanche
Elfenbeinmöwe
Белая чайка
ゾウゲカモメ
(象牙鴎)
zōge kamome
'ivory gull'
  白鸥
(白鷗)
bái-ōu
'white gull' (4)
象牙鸥
(象牙鷗)
xiàngyá ōu
'ivory gull' (5)
     
Xema
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Xema sabini
Larus sabini
link to photolink to photo
Sabine's gull

Mouette de Sabine
Schwalbenmöwe
Вилохвостая чайка
クビワカモメ
(首輪鴎)
kubi-wa kamome
'neck-ringed gull'
  叉尾鸥
(叉尾鷗)
chā-wěi ōu
'fork-tailed gull'
     
Chroicocephalus
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Chroicocephalus genei
Larus genei
link to photolink to photo
Slender-billed gull

Goéland railleur
Dünnschnabelmöwe
Морской голубок
Larus genei:
ハシボソカモメ
(嘴細鴎)
hashi-boso kamome
'slender-billed gull'
  Larus genei:
细嘴鸥
(細嘴鷗)
xì-zuǐ ōu
'slender-billed gull'
    기린목갈매기
girin-mok-galmaegi
'qilin-necked gull'
or
긴목갈매기
gin-mok-galmaegi
'long-necked gull'
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Larus philadelphia
Bonaparte's gull

Mouette de Bonaparte
Bonapartemöwe
Чайка бонапартова
Larus philadelphia:
ボナパルトカモメ
(ボナパルト鴎)
bonaparuto kamome
'Bonaparte's gull'
  Larus philadelphia:
博氏鸥
(博氏鷗)
bó-shì ōu
'Mr Bo's gull' (4)
小黑头鸥
(小黑頭鷗)
xiǎo hēi-tóu ōu
'small black-headed gull' (5)
     
Chroicocephalus ridibundis
Larus ridibundis
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Black-headed Gull
Common Black-headed Gull

Mouette rieuse
Lachmöwe
Озерная чайка
Larus ridibundis:
ユリカモメ
(百合鴎)
yuri kamome
'lily gull'
ミヤコドリ
(都鳥)
miyako-dori
'capital bird'
(old literary usage)
Larus ridibundis:
红嘴鸥
(紅嘴鷗)
hóng-zuǐ ōu
'red-billed gull'
Larus ridibundis:
(红嘴鸥)
紅嘴鷗
hóng-zuǐ ōu
'red-billed gull'
笑鸥
(笑鷗)
xiào ōu
'laughing gull'
普通海鸥
(普通海鷗)
pǔtōng hǎi-ōu
'common sea gull'
海鸥
(海鷗)
hǎi-ōu
'sea gull'
赤味鸥
(赤味鷗)
chì-wèi ōu
'red flavour (?) gull'
钓鱼郎
(釣魚郎)
diào yú láng
'fisher fellow' (31)
小康满
(小康滿)
xiǎo kāng-mǎn
'small peace plenty'
水鸽子
(水鴿子)
shuǐ gēzi
'water pigeon'
Larus ridibundis:
붉은부리갈매기
bulgeun-buri-galmaegi
'red-billed gull'
Saundersilarus
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Saundersilarus saundersi
Larus saundersi
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Saunders's gull
Saunder's gull

Mouette de Saunders
Saundersmöwe
Китайская чайка
Larus saundersi:
ズグロカモメ
(頭黒鴎)
zu-guro kamome
'black-headed gull'
  Larus saundersi:
黑嘴鸥
(黑嘴鷗)
hēi-zuǐ ōu
'black-billed gull'
Larus saundersi:
(黑嘴鸥)
黑嘴鷗
hēi-zuǐ ōu
'black-billed gull'
乌头
(烏頭)
wū-tóu
'dark head'
白眼睛
(白眼睛)
bái-yǎnjing
'white eye'
검은머리갈매기
geomeun-meori-galmaegi
'black-headed gull'
Hydrocoloeus
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Larus minutus
link to photolink to photo
Little gull

Mouette pygmée
Zwergmöwe
Малая чайка
Larus minutus:
ヒメカモメ
(姫鴎)
hime kamome
'princess gull'
  Larus minutus:
小鸥
(小鷗)
xiǎo-ōu
'little gull'
Larus minutus:
(小鸥)
小鷗
xiǎo-ōu
'little gull'
   
Rhodostethia
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Rhodostethia rosea
Larus roseus
link to photolink to photo
Ross's gull
Wedge-tailed gull

Mouette rosée
Rosenmöwe
Розовая чайка
ヒメクビワカモメ
(姫首輪鴎)
hime kubi-wa kamome
'princess neck-ringed gull'
  楔尾鸥
(楔尾鷗)
xiē-wěi ōu
'wedge-tailed gull'
  罗氏鸥
(羅氏鷗)
luó-shì ōu
'Mr Luo's gull'
쇠목테갈매기
soe-mok-te-galmaegi
'small throat-banded gull'
Leucophaeus
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Larus pipixcan
Franklin's gull

Mouette de Franklin
Präriemöwe
Франклинова чайка
Larus pipixcan:
アメリカズグロカモメ
(アメリカ頭黒鴎)
amerika zu-guro kamome
'American black-headed gull'
  Larus pipixcan:
弗氏鸥
(弗氏鷗)
fú-shì ōu
'Mr Fu's gull' (4)
弗朗氏鸥
(弗郎氏鷗)
fúlǎng-shì ōu
'Mr Fulang's gull' (5)
     
Ichthyaetus
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Ichthyaetus relictus
Larus relictus
link to photolink to photo
Relict gull
Relic gull

Mouette relique
Reliktmöwe
Реликтовая чайка
Larus relictus:
ゴビズキンカモメ
(ゴビ頭巾鴎)
gobi zukin kamome
'Gobi hooded gull'
  Larus relictus:
遗鸥
(遺鷗)
yí-ōu
'relic gull'
    Larus relictus:
적호갈매기
jeokho-galmaegi
'jeokho gull'
or
고대갈매기
godae-galmaegi
'ancient gull'
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Larus ichthyaetus
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Pallas's Gull
or
Great Black-headed Gull

Goéland ichthyaète
Fischmöwe
Черноголовый хохотун
Larus ichthyaetus:
オオズグロカモメ
(大頭黒鴎)
ō zu-guro kamome
'large black-headed gull'
  Larus ichthyaetus:
渔鸥
(漁鷗)
yú-ōu
'fishing gull'
Larus ichthyaetus:
(渔鸥)
漁鷗
yú-ōu
'fishing gull'
  Larus ichthyaetus:
큰검은머리갈매기
keun-geomeun-meori-galmaegi
'large black-headed gull'
Larus
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Larus crassirostris
link to photolink to photolink to photo
Black-tailed gull
Japanese gull

Goéland à queue noire
Japanmöwe
Чернохвостая чайка
ウミネコ
(海猫)
umi-neko
'sea cat'
  黑尾鸥
(黑尾鷗)
hēi-wěi ōu
'black-tailed gull'
(黑尾鸥)
黑尾鷗
hēi-wěi ōu
'black-tailed gull'
海猫
(海貓)
hǎi-māo
'sea cat'
乌尾尖鸥
(烏尾尖鷗)
wū-wěi jiān ōu
'dark-tailed sharp gull'
中康满
(中康滿)
zhōng kāng-mǎn
'medium peace plenty'
괭이갈매기
gwaengi-galmaegi
'cat gull'
Larus canus
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Mew gull
Common gull

Goéland cendré
Sturmmöwe
Сизая чайка
カモメ
()
kamome
'gull'
  海鸥
(海鷗)
hǎi ōu
'sea gull'
(海鸥)
海鷗
hǎi ōu
'sea gull'
白头鸥
(白頭鷗)
bái-tóu ōu
'white-headed gull'
갈매기
galmaegi
'gull'
Larus fuscus
link to photo
Lesser black-backed gull

Goéland brun
Heringsmöwe
Клуша
ニシセグロカモメ
(西背黒鴎)
nishi se-guro kamome
'western black-backed gull'
›Taxonomy‹
  小黑背银鸥
(小黑背銀鷗)
xiǎo hēi-bèi yín-ōu
'silver-gull' (2, 5)
›Taxonomy‹
(小黑背鸥)
小黑背鷗
xiǎo hēi-bèi yín-ōu
'silver-gull'
›Taxonomy‹
  줄무늬노랑발갈매기
jul-munui-norang-bal-galmaegi
'stripe-patterned yellow-legged gull'
Larus smithsonianus American Herring Gull Larus argentatus:
セグロカモメ
(背黒鴎)
se-guro kamome
'black-backed gull'
›Taxonomy‹
  Larus argentatus:
银鸥
(銀鷗)
yín-ōu
'silver-gull'
›Taxonomy‹
Larus argentatus:
(银鸥)
銀鷗
yín-ōu
'silver-gull'
›Taxonomy‹
Taiwan formerly:
(黑脊鸥)
黑脊鷗
hēi-jǐ ōu
'black-spined gull' 红脚鲱鸥
(紅腳鯡鷗)
hóng-jiǎo fēi ōu
'red-legged herring gull'
叼嘴郎
(叼嘴郎)
diāo zuǐ láng
'hold-in-mouth fellow'
叼鱼郎
(叼魚郎)
diāo yú láng
'hold-fish fellow'
大康满
(大康滿)
dà kāng-mǎn
'large peace plenty'
鱼鹰子
(魚鷹子)
yú-yīngzi
'fish hawk' (but see osprey and cormorant)
大海鸥
(大海鷗)
dà hǎi-ōu
'large sea gull'
大水鸽子
(大水鴿子)
dà shuǐ gēzi
'large water pigeon'
Larus argentatus smithsonianus:
옅은재갈매기
yeoteun-jae-galmaegi
'pale ash gull'
›Taxonomy‹
Larus thayeri Thayer's gull

Goéland de Thayer
Thayermöwe
Чайка Тэйера
カナダカモメ
(カナダ鴎)
kanada kamome
'Canadian gull'
  泰氏银鸥
(泰氏銀鷗)
tài-shì yín-ōu
'Mr Tai's silver-gull' (4)
塞耶氏银鸥
(塞耶氏銀鷗)
sàiyé-shì yín-ōu
'Mr Saiye's silver-gull' (5)
    캐나다갈매기
Kaenada-galmaegi
'Canadian gull'
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Larus schistisagus
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Slaty-backed gull

Goéland à manteau ardoisé
Kamtschatkamöwe
Тихоокеанская чайка
オオセグロカモメ
(大背黒鴎)
ō se-guro kamome
'large black-backed gull'
  灰背鸥
(灰背鷗)
huī-bèi ōu
'grey-backed gull'
(灰背鸥)
灰背鷗
huī-bèi ōu
'grey-backed gull'
Taiwan formerly:
(大黑脊鸥)
大黑脊鷗
dà hēi-jǐ ōu
'large black-spined gull'
  큰재갈매기
keun-jae-galmaegi
'large ash gull'
Larus glaucescens
link to photolink to photo
Glaucous-winged gull

Goéland à ailes grises
Beringmöwe
Серокрылая чайка
ワシカモメ
(鷲鴎)
washi kamome
'eagle gull'
  灰翅鸥
(灰翅鷗)
huī-chì ōu
'grey-winged gull'
    수리갈매기
suri-galmaegi
'eagle gull'
Larus hyperboreus
link to photolink to photolink to photo
Glaucous gull

Goéland bourgmestre
Eismöwe
Бургомистр
シロカモメ
(白鴎)
shiro-kamome
'white gull'
  北极鸥
(北極鷗)
běi jí ōu
'north pole gull'
(北极鸥)
北極鷗
běi jí ōu
'north pole gull'
  흰갈매기
huin-galmaegi
'white gull'
 
STERNINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
JAPANESE
CHINESE
KOREAN
Onychoprion
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Onychoprion aleuticus
Sterna aleutica
link to photo
Aleutian tern

Sterne des Aléoutiennes
Aleutenseeschwalbe
Алеутская крачка
Sterna aleutica:
コシジロアジサシ
(腰白鯵刺)
koshi-jiro aji-sashi
'white-rumped tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  Sterna aleutica:
白腰燕鸥
(白腰燕鷗)
bái-yāo yàn-ōu
'white-rumped swallow-gull'
Sterna aleutica:
(白腰燕鸥)
白腰燕鷗
bái-yāo yàn-ōu
'white-rumped swallow-gull'
   
Onychoprion fuscatus
Sterna fuscata
link to photo
Sooty tern

Sterne fuligineuse
Rußseeschwalbe
Темная крачка
Sterna fuscata:
セグロアジサシ
(背黒鯵刺)
se-guro aji-sashi
'black-backed tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  Sterna fuscata:
乌燕鸥
(烏燕鷗)
wū yàn-ōu
'dark swallow-gull'
Sterna fuscata:
(乌领燕鸥)
烏領燕鷗
wū-lǐng yàn-ōu
'dark-collared swallow-gull'
  검은등제비갈매기
geomeun-deung-jebi-galmaegi
black-backed swallow-gull'
Onychoprion anaethetus
Sterna anaethetus
Bridled tern
Brown-winged tern

Sterne bridée
Zügelseeschwalbe
Смирная крачка
Sterna anaethetus:
マミジロアジサシ
(眉白鯵刺)
mami-jiro aji-sashi
'white-eyebrowed tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  Sterna anaethetus:
褐翅燕鸥
(褐翅燕鷗)
hè-chì yàn-ōu
'brown-winged swallow-gull'
Sterna anaethetus:
(白眉燕鸥)
白眉燕鷗
bái-méi yàn-ōu
'white-eyebrowed swallow-gull'
  에위니아제비갈매기
ewinia-jebi-galmaegi
'ewinia swallow-gull'
Onychoprion lunatus
Sterna lunata
Grey-backed tern
Spectacled tern

Sterne à dos gris
Brillenseeschwalbe
Очковая крачка
Sterna lunatus:
ナンヨウマミジロアジサシ
(南洋眉白鯵刺)
nan'yō mami-jiro aji-sashi
'south seas white-eyebrowed tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  Sterna lunatus:
灰背燕鸥
(灰背燕鷗)
huī-bèi yàn-ōu
'grey-backed swallow-gull'
     
Sternula
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Sternula albifrons
Sterna albifrons
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Little tern

Sterne naine
Zwergseeschwalbe
Малая крачка
Sterna albifrons:
コアジサシ
(小鯵刺)
ko-aji-sashi
'small tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  Sterna albifrons:
白额燕鸥
(白額燕鷗)
bái-é yàn-ōu
'white-foreheaded swallow-gull'
Sterna albifrons:
(小燕鸥)
小燕鷗
xiǎo yàn-ōu
'small swallow-gull'
  쇠제비갈매기
soe-jebi-galmaegi
'small swallow-gull'
Gelochelidon
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Gelochelidon nilotica
Sterna nilotica
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Gull-billed tern

Sterne hansel
Lachseeschwalbe
Чайконосая крачка
ハシブトアジサシ
(嘴太鯵刺)
hashi-buto aji-sashi
'thick-billed tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  鸥嘴噪鸥
(鷗嘴噪鷗)
ōu-zuǐ zào-ōu
'gull-billed noisy gull'
(鸥嘴燕鸥)
鷗嘴燕鷗
ōu-zuǐ yàn-ōu
'gull-billed swallow-gull'
  큰부리제비갈매기
keun-buri-jebi-galmaegi
'large-billed swallow-gull'
Hydroprogne
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Hydroprogne caspia
Sterna caspia
Hydroprogne tschegrava
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Caspian tern

Sterne caspienne
Raubseeschwalbe
Чеграва
オニアジサシ
(鬼鯵刺)
oni aji-sashi
'ogre tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  红嘴巨鸥
(紅嘴巨鷗)
hóng-zuǐ jù-ōu
'red-billed giant gull'
or
黑海巨鸥
(黑海巨鷗)
hēi-hǎi jù-ōu
'Black Sea giant gull' (alt in 5)
(里海燕鸥)
裏海燕鷗
lǐ hǎi yàn-ōu
'inland sea (=Caspian Sea) swallow-gull'
  붉은부리큰제비갈매기
bulgeun-buri-keun-jebi-galmaegi
'red-billed large swallow-gull'
Chlidonias
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Chlidonias hybrida
Chlidonias hybridus
Sterna hybrida
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Whiskered tern

Guifette moustac
Weißbart-Seeschwalbe
Белощекая крачка
クロハラアジサシ
(黒腹鯵刺)
kuro-hara aji-sashi
'black-bellied tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  须浮鸥
(鬚浮鷗)
xū fú-ōu
'whiskered floating-gull'
(黑腹燕鸥)
黑腹燕鷗
hēi-fù yàn-ōu
'black-bellied swallow-gull'
  구레나룻제비갈매기
gurenarut-jebi-galmaegi
'whiskered swallow-gull'
Chlidonias leucopterus
Sterna leucoptera
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White-winged Tern
White-winged Black Tern

Guifette leucoptère
Weißflügel-Seeschwalbe
Белокрылая крачка
ハジロクロハラアジサシ
(羽白黒腹鯵刺)
ha-jiro kuro-hara aji-sashi
'white-winged black-bellied tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  白翅浮鸥
(白翅浮鷗)
bái-chì fú-ōu
'white-winged floating-gull'
(白翅黑燕鸥)
白翅黑燕鷗
bái-chì hēi yàn-ōu
'white-winged black swallow-gull'
  흰죽지갈매기
huin-jukji-galmaegi
'white wingjoint gull'
Chlidonias niger
Chlidonias nigra
Sterna nigra
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Black tern

Guifette noire
Trauerseeschwalbe
Черная крачка
ハシグロクロハラアジサシ
(嘴黒黒腹鯵刺)
hashi-guro kuro-hara aji-sashi
'black-billed black-bellied tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  黑浮鸥
(黑浮鷗)
hēi fú-ōu
'black floating-gull'
(黑浮鸥)
黑浮鷗
hēi fú-ōu
'black floating-gull'
  검은제비갈매기
geomeun-jebi-galmaegi
'black swallow-gull'
Sterna
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Sterna dougalli
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Roseate tern

Sterne de Dougall
Rosenseeschwalbe
Розовая крачка
ベニアジサシ
(紅鯵刺)
beni aji-sashi
'crimson tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  粉红燕鸥
(粉紅燕鷗)
fěn-hóng yàn-ōu
'pink swallow-gull'
(红燕鸥)
紅燕鷗
hóng yàn-ōu
'red swallow-gull'
   
Sterna sumatrana
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Black-naped tern

Sterne diamant
Schwarznacken-Seeschwalbe
Франклинова чайка
エリグロアジサシ
(襟黒鯵刺)
eri-guro aji-sashi
'black-collared tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  黑枕燕鸥
(黑枕燕鷗)
hēi-zhěn yàn-ōu
'black-naped swallow-gull'
(苍燕鸥)
蒼燕鷗
cāng yàn-ōu
'darkblue swallow-gull'
   
Sterna hirundo
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Common tern

Sterne pierregarin
Flußseeschwalbe
Речная крачка
アジサシ
(鯵刺)
aji-sashi
'tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  普通燕鸥
(普通燕鷗)
pǔtōng yàn-ōu
'common swallow-gull'
(燕鸥)
燕鷗
yàn-ōu
'swallow-gull'
长翅海燕
(長翅海燕)
cháng-chì hǎi-yàn
'long-winged sea swallow' (31)
제비갈매기
jebi-galmaegi
'swallow-gull'
Sterna paradisaea
link to photo
Arctic tern

Sterne arctique
Küstenseeschwalbe
Полярная крачка
キョクアジサシ
(極鯵刺)
kyoku aji-sashi
'polar tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  北极燕鸥
(北極燕鷗)
běi-jí yàn-ōu
'north pole swallow-gull'
     
Thalasseus
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Thalasseus bergii
Sterna bergii
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Greater crested tern
Great Crested-tern
Crested tern
Large crested tern

Sterne huppée
Eilseeschwalbe
Крачка Берга
オオアジサシ
(大鯵刺)
ō-aji-sashi
'large tern' (aji-sashi written 'horse-mackerel stabber')
  大凤头燕鸥
(大鳳頭燕鷗)
dà fèng-tóu yàn-ōu
'large phoenix-headed swallow-gull'
(凤头燕鸥)
鳳頭燕鷗
fèng-tóu yàn-ōu
'phoenix-headed swallow-gull'
   

Larus fuscus includes Larus fuscus heuglini. Depending on the taxonomy, many sources list Larus heuglini as a separate species. Names include:
乌黑银鸥
(烏黑銀鷗)
wū-hei yín-ōu
'black silver-gull' (35)
灰林银鸥
(灰林銀鷗)
huī-lín yín ōu
'Huilin's silver-gull' (huilin literally 'grey forest') (3)
灰林鸥
(灰林鷗)
huī-lín ōu
'Huilin's gull' (huilin literally 'grey forest') (alt in 3)

Larus fuscus includes Larus fuscus heuglini. Internet sources propose the following as names for Larus heuglini:
(灰林银鸥)
灰林銀鷗
huī-lín yín ōu
'Huilin's silver-gull' (huilin literally 'grey forest')
(灰林银鸥)
灰林銀鷗
huī-lín yín ōu
'Huilin's silver-gull' (huilin literally 'grey forest')

Larus fuscus includes Larus fuscus heuglini. Some Internet sources propose the following for Larus heuglini:
ホイグリンカモメ
(ホイグリン鴎)
hoigurin kamome
'Heuglin's gull'

Larus fuscus includes Larus fuscus heuglini. As an independent species the following name is given for Larus heuglini:
Chim Mòng biển Heuglin
'Heuglin's sea gull (bird)' (33)

In classing the Asian herring gulls as Larus smithsonianus (with subspecies L. s. vegae and L. s. mongolicus), Howard and Moore run counter to every existing Chinese naming system. Very few sources even have a name for Larus smithsonianus. Here we've adopted Larus argentatus as per traditional naming. More recent sources give names for L. vegae and L. mongolicus. They include:
Larus vegae:
西伯利亚银鸥
(西伯利亞銀鷗)
xībólìyà yín-ōu
'Siberian silver-gull' (2), (4), (35)
织女银鸥
(織女銀鷗)
zhī-nǚ yín-ōu
'weaving girl (=Vega) silver-gull' (3)
织女鸥
(織女鷗)
zhī-nǚ ōu
'weaving girl gull' (alt in 3)
Larus mongolicus:
红脚银鸥
(紅腳銀鷗)
hóng-jiǎo yín-ōu
'red-legged silver-gull' (7)
蒙古银鸥
(蒙古銀鷗)
měnggǔ yín-ōu
'Mongolian silver-gull' (35)

In classing the Asian herring gulls as Larus smithsonianus (with subspecies L. s. vegae and L. s. mongolicus), Howard and Moore run counter to the existing Taiwanese naming system. As of 2014, the Chinese Wild Bird Federation still lists Larus argentatus as the relevant species occuring in Taiwan. For L. vegae, some Internet sites propose the following name:
Larus vegae:
(织女银鸥)
織女銀鷗
zhī-nǚ yín-ōu
'weaving girl (=Vega) silver-gull'

In classing the Asian herring gulls as Larus smithsonianus (with subspecies L. s. vegae and L. s. mongolicus), Howard and Moore run counter to the existing Japanese naming system. Here we use the original naming for L. argentatus. Subspecies are as follows:
Larus argentatus vegae:
セグロカモメ
(背黒鴎)
se-guro kamome
'black-backed gull'

Larus argentatus smithsonianus:
アメリカセグロカモメ
(アメリカ背黒鴎)
amerika se-guro kamome
'American black-backed gull'
H. Hiraizumi's Birding Page: 日本産鳥類目録改訂第7版(日本鳥学会,2012)

In classing the Asian herring gulls as Larus smithsonianus (with subspecies L. s. vegae and L. s. mongolicus), Howard and Moore run counter to existing naming systems. Korean bird lists contain a name for Larus argentatus smithsonianus, which is adopted here, but also have the following names for what Howard and Moore consider subspecies of L. smithsonianus:
L. vegae:
재갈매기
jae-galmaegi
'ash gull'
L. mongolicus:
노랑발갈매기
norang-bal-galmaegi
'yellow-legged gull'

中国鸟类种和亚种分类名录大全(修订版) 郑作新 著 科学出版社 北京 2000年
A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000

中国鸟类分类与分布名录 主编:郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2005年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2005

中国鸟类野外手册(中文版)约翰・马敬能、卡伦・菲利普斯,合作者:荷芬奇,翻译:卢和芬 湖南教育出版社 长沙 2000年
A Field Guide to the Birds of China (Chinese translation) by John MacKinnon, Karen Phillipps, in collaboration with He Fen-qi, translated by Lu Hefen, Hunan Jiaoyu Chubanshe (Hunan Educational Press) Changsha 2000

世界鸟类分类与分布名录 主编:郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2002年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002

世界鸟类名称(拉丁文、汉文、英文对照)第二版 郑作新等 科学出版社 北京 2002年
Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002

中国鸟类分布名录 第二版 郑作新 科学出版社 北京 1976年
(Checklist of the Classification of Birds of China 2nd edition by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 1976)

香港及華南鳥類(第六版)(翻譯成中文及重新修訂) 尹璉、費嘉倫、林超英 香港性徵特區政府新聞處政府印務局 1994年
Birds of Hong Kong and South China (6th edition, translated into Chinese and newly revised) by Clive Viney, Karen Phillipps, Lin Chaoying, Hong Kong Govt. Press 1994

汉蒙名词术语分类词典(自然科学部分) Mongolian (Cyrillic): Хятад Монгол нэр томъёоны зүйл хуваасан толь (байгалийн шинжлэх ухааны бүлэг) (Chinese-Mongolian classified terminological dictionary, natural sciences part) by 《汉蒙名词术语分类词典》编纂委员会 Mongolian (Cyrillic): "Хятад Монгол нэр томъёоны зүйл хуваасан толь" найруулах комисс (Chinese-Mongolian classified terminological dictionary editorial committee), Inner Mongolian People's Press, Hohhot 1990

中国观鸟年报-中国鸟类名录 1.1 (The CBR Checklist of Birds of China v1.1)中国观鸟年报 (China Bird Review), 2010 ()