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Gygis alba

LC control no.sh2018001249
LC classificationQL696.C46 Zoology
Topical headingGygis alba
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Variant(s)Angel tern
Common fairy-tern
Common white tern
Fairy-tern, Common
Love tern
Noddy, White
White noddy
White tern
See alsoGygis
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Found inWork cat.: Hawaiʻi's white tern, 2019: ECIP data (Gygis alba, white tern; love tern; Manu-o-Kū, in Hawaiian; white tern occurs throughout the tropical oceans of the world; according to the American Ornithological Society, white tern is the official common name for the species, a designation accepted worldwide)
ITIS, May 9, 2018 (Gygis alba Sparrman, 1786; common names (English): white tern, angel tern; genus - Gygis; family - Lauridae)
Avibase, May 9, 2018 (Gygis alba (Sparrman, 1786); common white tern)
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, May 9, 2018 (white tern, Gygis alba; also known as common fairy-tern or white noddy)
IUCN red list of threatened species WWW site, May 12, 2018 (Gygis alba (Sparrman, 1786); common names: common white tern, angel tern, common white-tern, fairy tern, white tern)
Wikipedia, May 12, 2018 (white tern (Gygis alba); small seabird found across the tropical oceans of the world; sometimes known as the fairy tern although this name is potentially confusing as it is the common name of the fairy tern (Sternula nereis); other names for the species include angel tern and white noddy)