Little White Tern
Gygis microrhynchaSaunders, H, 1876
English (US) Little White Tern
The Little White Tern (Gygis microrhyncha) 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: Marquesas, and Phoenix and Line islandsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Gygis microrhyncha
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Little White Tern
- Described by
- Saunders, H, 1876
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Saunders, H, 1876
- Type locality
- Marquesas Islands.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1876, pt.3 p.668 fig.5
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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