| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlidonias albostriatus (Gray, 1845) |
Black-fronted tern | Southwest Pacific | |
| Chlidonias hybrida (Pallas, 1811) |
Whiskered tern | Indo-West Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and European Inland Waters | 26 |
| Chlidonias leucopterus (Temminck, 1815) |
White-winged tern | Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean | 24 |
| Chlidonias niger (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Black tern | Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and the Arctic | 24 |