| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sternula albifrons (Pallas, 1764) |
Little tern | Indo-West Pacific and the Mediterranean | 28 |
| Sternula antillarum (Lesson, 1847) |
Least tern | Eastern Pacific and Atlantic Ocean | |
| Sternula balaenarum (Strickland, 1852) |
Damara tern | Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean | 23 |
| Sternula nereis (Gould, 1843) |
Fairy tern | Indo-West Pacific | 27 |
| Sternula saundersi Hume, 1877 |
Saunder's tern | Indo-West Pacific, Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean | |
| Sternula superciliaris Vieillot, 1819 |
Yellow-billed tern | South America excluding Chile | 23 |