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Gygis

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Gygis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Subfamily: Gyginae
Genus: Gygis
Wagler, 1832
Species

White terns comprise of three species of terns in the genus Gygis and the family Laridae.[1] The are three species of white terns - the Atlantic white tern (Gygis alba), the blue-billed white tern (Gygis candida) and the little white tern (Gygis microrhyncha).[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ del Hoyo, J; Collar, N.J.; Christie, D.A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L.D.C. (2014). HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.: Lynx Edicions BirdLife International.
  2. ^ Winkler, David W.; Billerman, Shawn M.; Lovette, Irby J. (2020). "Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.larida1.01. ISSN 2771-3105.
  3. ^ "The Checklist v2025". AviList: The Global Avian Checklist. doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. Retrieved 2025-11-02.