Gygis

Gygis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Family:	Laridae
Subfamily:	Gyginae
Genus:	Gygis ; Wagler, 1832
Species
	Gygis alba ; Gygis microrhyncha ; Gygis candida ;

Last updated November 03, 2025

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

↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "The Checklist v2025". AviList: The Global Avian Checklist. doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025 . Retrieved 2025-11-02.

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[1] 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.

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