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Common White-Tern or Little White Tern
Gygis [alba or microrhyncha] (= Gygis alba) (Sparrman, 1786)
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Gygis
Scientific:
Gygis alba
Citation:
(Sparrman, 1786)
Reference:
Mus.Carls. fasc.1 pl.11
Protonym:
Sterna alba
Avibase ID:
05C7074BFEEFB5A9
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/05C7074B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176954
Geographic range:
- Gygis alba alba: Fernando de Noronha, Trinidade, Martin Vas Rocks, Ascension and St. Helena islands
- Gygis alba leucopes: Henderson I. and Pitcairn I.
- Gygis alba candida: Seychelles and Mascarene islands and s Pacific to Hawaii, Clipperton and Cocos islands
- Gygis microrhyncha: Marquesas, Phoenix and Line islands
Source: Clements checklist
Common White-Tern or Little White Tern
Czech:
nody bělostný
German:
Feenseeschwalbe
Danish:
Atlantisk Silketerne
Spanish:
Charrán blanco común
Finnish:
keijutiira
French:
Gygis blanche ou G. à bec fin
Icelandic:
Bjartþerna
Italian:
Sterna bianca
Japanese:
shiroajisashi
Japanese:
シロアジサシ
Dutch:
Opaalstern
Norwegian:
Silketerne
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Silketerne
Polish:
rybitwa biala
Portuguese:
Grazina
Portuguese (Brazil):
grazina
Russian:
Белая крачка
Slovak:
gygis biely
Swedish:
fetärna
Ukrainian:
Крячок білий
Chinese:
白燕鸥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Fairy Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Fairy Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Fairy Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Fairy Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Common White-Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common White-Tern or Little White Tern ( Gygis [alba or microrhyncha]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Common White-Tern or Little White Tern ( Gygis [alba or microrhyncha]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common White-Tern or Little White Tern ( Gygis [alba or microrhyncha]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common White-Tern or Little White Tern ( Gygis [alba or microrhyncha]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common White-Tern or Little White Tern ( Gygis [alba or microrhyncha]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common White-Tern or Little White Tern ( Gygis [alba or microrhyncha]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common White-Tern or Little White Tern ( Gygis [alba or microrhyncha]) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Gygis blanche ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Atoll Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Atoll Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Angel Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Angel Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Angel Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters: Gygis alba [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Gygis alba [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Gygis alba [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): White Tern ( Gygis alba) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gygis alba [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gygis alba [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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Other synonyms
Catalan: Xatrac blanc comú
Czech: Nody belostný, nody bělostný
Danish: Atlantisk Silketerne
German: Feenseeschwalbe
Maldivian: Dondheeni
English: Angel Tern, Atoll Tern, Common White Tern, Common White-Tern, Common White-Tern or Little White Tern, Fairy Tern, White noddy, White Tern, White-Tern
English (Hawaii): Manu o Kū - White Tern
English (IOC): White Tern
Spanish: Charrán Blanco, Charrán blanco común, Gaviotín albo, Gaviotín Níveo, golondrina-boba blanca
Spanish (Chile): Gaviotín albo, Gaviotín blanco
Spanish (Colombia): Gaviotín Níveo
Spanish (Costa Rica): Charrán Blanco
Spanish (Ecuador): Gaviotín Albo
Spanish (Spain): Charrán blanco común
Spanish (HBW): White Tern
Spanish (Mexico): Charrán Blanco, golondrina-boba blanca
Spanish (Panama): Gaviotín Blanco
Spanish (Peru): Gaviotín Blanco
Estonian: haldjastiir
Finnish: Keijutiira
French: Gygis blanche, Gygis blanche ou G. à bec fin
Hawaiian: Manu-o-ku, Manu-o-Kū
Croatian: Bijela čigra
Hungarian: tündércsér
Indonesian: Burung Dara Laut Putih, Burung Dara-laut Putih, Camar putih mata cincin, Daralaut Putih, Dara-laut putih
Icelandic: Bjartþerna
Italian: Sterna bianca
Japanese: shiro aji-sashi, shiroajisashi, Shiro-ajisashi
Japanese: シロアジサシ
Japanese (Kanji): 白鯵刺
Scientific: Gygis [alba or microrhyncha], Gygis alba, Gygis alba alba, Sterna alba
Lithuanian: Baltoji fėja
Latvian: baltais zīriņš
Malayalam: വെൺ കടലാള
Malay: Burung Camar Putih
Dutch: Opaalstern, Witte Stern
Norwegian Nynorsk: Silketerne
Norwegian: Silketerne
Polish: atolówka, rybitwa biala, rybitwa biała
Pinyin: bái xuán-ōu, bái yàn-ōu
Portuguese: Grazina, trinta-réis-branco
Portuguese (Brazil): grazina, trinta-réis-branco
Portuguese (Portugal): Grazina
Russian: Белая крачка
Slovak: gygis biely
Serbian: Bela čigra
Swedish: Fetärna
Turkish: Sütbeyaz Sumru
Tahitian: itata'e
Ukrainian: Крячок білий
Vietnamese: Chim Nhàn trắng, Nhàn trắng
Chinese: 白燕鸥, 白玄鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 白燕鷗, 白玄鷗
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