| Gygis | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Gygis Wagler, 1832 |
| Species | |
White terns are species of terns that belong to the genus Gygis. The best known (and formerly only) species in the genus is the common white tern.[1] The little white tern (Gygis microrhyncha), previously considered a subspecies of the white tern (Gygis alba microrhyncha), is now recognised as a separate species.[2]
References
- ↑ "Common White Tern (Gygis alba) - BirdLife species factsheet". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ↑ 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.
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