- 大凤头燕鸥 dàfèngtouyàn'ōu greater crested terna large bird species of the gull and tern family with a distinctive black crest
- 小凤头燕鸥 xiǎofèngtóuyàn'ōu lesser crested tern(bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
- 普通燕鸥 pǔtōngyàn'ōu common terna bird species native to China (Sterna hirundo)
- 白嘴端凤头燕鸥 báizuǐduānfèngtóuyàn'ōu sandwich terna bird species native to China (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
- 白腰燕鸥 báiyāoyàn'ōu Aleutian ternAleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus)
- 白额燕鸥 bái'éyàn'ōu little terna bird species of China (Sternula albifrons)
- 粉红燕鸥 fěnhóngyàn'ōu roseate terna bird species native to China, Sterna dougallii
- 褐翅燕鸥 hèchìyàn'ōu bridled tern(bird species of China) bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
- 黄嘴河燕鸥 huángzuǐhéyàn'ōu river tern(bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia)
- 黑嘴端凤头燕鸥 hēizuǐduānfèngtóuyàn'ōu Chinese crested terna rare bird species, specifically the Thalasseus bernsteini
- 黑枕燕鸥 hēizhěnyàn'ōu black-naped tern(bird species of China) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana)
- 乌燕鸥 wūyàn'ōu sooty terna species of seabird, Onychoprion fuscatus, found in tropical oceans and coastal areas of China
- 黑腹燕鸥 hēifùyàn'ōu black-bellied tern(bird species of China) black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda)
