Names
| Dutch name | Koningsstern |
| English name | Royal Tern |
| Alternative English name | Sea gull (Saba, St. Eustatius) |
| Papiamento name | Meuchi Real (Bonaire, Curaçao) |
| Papiamento name | Bubi Chikí (Bonaire, Curaçao) |
| Papiamento name | Bubi Chiquito (Aruba) |
| Papiamento name | Stèrnchi di Rey (Aruba) |
| Valid name | Thalasseus maximus (Boddaert, 1783) |
| Synonym | Sterna maxima (Boddaert, 1783) |
Classification
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Animalia [kingdom]
Animals
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Chordata [phylum]
Chordates
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Aves [class]
Birds
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Charadriiformes [order]
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Laridae [family]
Gulls, Terns and Skimmers
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Thalasseus Boie, 1822 [genus]
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Thalasseus maximus (Boddaert, 1783) [species]
Royal Tern
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Thalasseus maximus (Boddaert, 1783) [species]
Royal Tern
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Thalasseus Boie, 1822 [genus]
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Laridae [family]
Gulls, Terns and Skimmers
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Charadriiformes [order]
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Aves [class]
Birds
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Chordata [phylum]
Chordates