Atlantic White Tern
Gygis alba(Sparrman, A, 1786)
English (US) Atlantic White Tern
The Atlantic White Tern (Gygis alba) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: Fernando de Noronha, Trindade, Martin Vas Rocks, Ascension, and St. Helena islands (tropical South Atlantic Ocean)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Gygis alba
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Atlantic White Tern
- Described by
- (Sparrman, A, 1786)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Sterna alba
- Described by
- (Sparrman, A, 1786)
- Type locality
- East Indies, Cape of Good Hope and Islands of the Pacific Ocean = Ascension Island, designated by Mathews, antea, p. 441.
- Original description
- Museum Carlsonianum, in quo novas et selectas aves, coloribus ad vivum brevique descriptione illustratas (etc.) fasc.1 pl.11
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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