White Tern

Gygis alba - Gygis blanche

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Gygis
Species
:
alba

Descriptor

Sparrman, 1786

Biometrics

Size
: 30 cm
Wingspan
: 76 à 80 cm.
Weight
: 100 à 140 g

Longevity

17 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

White Tern (Gygis alba) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Gygis alba alba (islands of the tropical south Atlantic Ocean)
Gygis alba candida (Seychelles and Mascarene Is. to the central Pacific. except ranges of next two ssp..)
Gygis alba leucopes (Pitcairn Is.)
Gygis alba microrhyncha (Phoenix, Line and Marquesas Is.)

Foreign names

Gygis blanche,
Charrán blanco común,
tinhosa-branca,
Feenseeschwalbe,
tündércsér,
Opaalstern,
Sterna bianca,
fetärna,
Silketerne,
gygis biely,
nody bělostný,
Atlantisk Silketerne,
keijutiira,
xatrac blanc comú,
atolówka,
baltais zīriņš,
Белая крачка,
Dara-laut putih,
シロアジサシ,
白燕鸥,
白燕鷗,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Coral Reef, Outer Reef Channel, Back Slope, Foreslope (Outer Reef Slope), Lagoon, Inter-Reef Soft Substrate, Inter-Reef Rubble Substrate, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands