Blue-billed White Tern
Gygis candida(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Blue-billed White Tern
The Blue-billed White Tern (Gygis candida) 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.
- Scientific name
- Gygis candida
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-billed White Tern
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Gygis candida leucopes
- Gygis candida candida
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sterna Candida
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Christmas Island, Pacific Ocean.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.607
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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