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Species of bird
White terns consist of three species of terns in the genus Gygis and the family Laridae. There are three species of white terns - the Atlantic white tern
White_tern
Subfamily of seabirds
pale grey above and white below with a contrasting black cap to the head, but the marsh terns, the black-bellied tern, the Inca tern, and some noddies have
Tern
Species of bird
white tern (Gygis alba), also known as the common white tern, is a small seabird found in the Atlantic Ocean. It is sometimes known as the fairy tern
Atlantic_white_tern
Species of seabird
The blue-billed white tern (Gygis candida) is a small seabird found in Pacific and Indian oceans. This species was previously considered as conspecific
Blue-billed_white_tern
Species of seabird
The little white tern (Gygis microrhyncha) is a small seabird found in French Polynesia and the Republic of Kiribati. This species was previously considered
Little_white_tern
Species of bird
The white-winged tern or white-winged black tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is a small species generally found
White-winged_tern
Species of bird
The white-fronted tern (Sterna striata), also known as tara, sea swallow, black-billed tern, kahawai bird, southern tern, or swallow tail, was first described
White-fronted_tern
Species of bird
The Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) is a tern in the family Laridae. It is very closely related to the lesser crested tern (T. bengalensis), Chinese
Sandwich_tern
Small Pacific Ocean island
Tern Island is a coral island located in the French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It is located within both the Hawaiian Islands
Tern_Island_(Hawaii)
Species of bird
The white-cheeked tern (Sterna repressa) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is found around the coasts on the Red Sea, around the Horn of
White-cheeked_tern
Family of birds
seabirds in the order Charadriiformes that includes the gulls, terns (including white terns), noddies, and skimmers. It includes 105 species arranged into
Laridae
City in the Maldives
decades, the white tern has been proudly used as a symbol by the people of Addu Atoll to represent their atoll in the Maldives. The White tern primarily
Addu_City
Species of bird
Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri) is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name Sterna is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and forsteri commemorates
Forster's_tern
Species of bird
The sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) is a tern in the family Laridae. It is a seabird of the tropical oceans and can fly for years at a time, skimming
Sooty_tern
Bird that breeds in the Arctic and subarctic and migrates to the Antarctic
The Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) is a tern in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the Arctic and subarctic
Arctic_tern
Genus of birds
Sterna is a genus of terns in the bird family Laridae. The genus used to encompass most "white" terns indiscriminately, but mtDNA sequence comparisons
Sterna
Species of bird
hybrid; Peter Simon Pallas thought it might be a hybrid of white-winged black tern and common tern, writing "Sterna fissipes [Chlidonias leucopterus] et Hirundine
Whiskered_tern
Bird in the family Laridae
roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. The genus name Sterna is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and the
Roseate_tern
Species of bird
other terns, and wingtips are black on the underside. In winter, the black cap is still present (unlike many other terns), but with some white streaking
Caspian_tern
Seabird in the family Laridae
The greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii), also called crested tern, swift tern, or great crested tern, is a tern in the family Laridae that nests in
Greater_crested_tern
Species of bird
The Inca tern (Larosterna inca) is a near-threatened species of tern in the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae (the gulls, terns, and skimmers)
Inca_tern
Atoll in the Pitcairn Islands, British Overseas Territories
petrels, and Christmas shearwaters. Murphy's petrel chick White tern Red-tailed tropicbird White tern chick In the lagoon there are around 138 fish species
Ducie_Island
Species of bird
atypical tern, in appearance like a Sterna tern, but with feeding habits more like the Chlidonias marsh terns, black tern and white-winged tern. It does
Gull-billed_tern
Species of bird
The Australian tern or Australian gull-billed tern (Gelochelidon macrotarsa) is a tern in the family Laridae, native to Australia. The genus name is from
Australian_tern
Species of bird
larger typical terns. The genus name Sternula is a diminutive of Sterna, 'tern', while the specific name albifrons is from Latin albus, 'white', and frons
Little_tern
Species of bird
with the Arctic tern, which it closely resembles. While both species have a black cap, the Aleutian tern may be distinguished by its white forehead (although
Aleutian_tern
Species of bird
and white underparts. The forehead and eyebrows are white, as is a striking collar on the hindneck. It has black legs and bill. Juvenile bridled terns are
Bridled_tern
National coat of arms
the 15 major islands, and is supported by a flying fish (maroro) and a white tern (kakaia). The helmet is an ariki head-dress (pare kura) of red feathers
Coat of arms of the Cook Islands
Coat_of_arms_of_the_Cook_Islands
Species of bird
The least tern (Sternula antillarum) is a species of tern that breeds in North America and locally in northern South America. It is closely related to
Least_tern
Species of bird
The elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) is a tern in the family Laridae. It breeds on the Pacific coast of southern California in the United States and
Elegant_tern
Species of bird
The black tern (Chlidonias niger) is a small tern generally found in or near inland water that breeds in Europe, Western Asia and North America. In winter
Black_tern
Migratory seabird in the family Laridae with circumpolar distribution
The common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate
Common_tern
White tern, Gygis alba Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus Gray-backed tern, Onychoprion lunatus Black-naped tern, Sterna sumatrana Great crested tern,
List_of_birds_of_Tokelau
Species of bird
The Antarctic tern (Sterna vittata) is a seabird in the family Laridae. It ranges throughout the southern oceans and is found on small islands around Antarctica
Antarctic_tern
Genus of birds
Sternula is a genus of small white terns, with a global distribution along sheltered sandy coasts and large rivers. The genus Sternula was introduced
Sternula
Species of bird
The royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) is a tern in the family Laridae. The species is endemic to the Americas, though vagrants have been identified in Europe
Royal_tern
Behavioral tendency to sit on a clutch of eggs to incubate them
such as quails, pheasants, turkeys and geese. In some breeds such as the White Leghorn, broodiness is extremely rare. Some studies on crosses of chicken
Broodiness
Island in French Polynesia
island is an important nesting ground for red-footed booby, black noddy, white tern, great frigatebird, and masked booby, and home to the endemic northern
Hatutu
Atoll of the Maldives
island is now the site of Gan International Airport. The cosmopolitan white tern ("dhondheeni") is found in the Maldives only on Addu Atoll and is seen
Seenu_Atoll
Anous ceruleus LC White tern, Gygis alba LC Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus LC Gray-backed tern, Onychoprion lunatus LC Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus
List_of_birds_of_Hawaii
Island of Papua New Guinea
White tern (Gygis sp.) on Tench Island
Tench_Island
Atoll in Hawaii
frigatebird, spectacled tern, sooty tern, blue-gray noddy, brown noddy, black noddy and white tern nest on the islands, most of them (16) on Tern Island. Two species
French_Frigate_Shoals
Atoll in French Polynesia
crested tern, white tern, great frigatebird, lesser frigatebird, brown noddy, black noddy, sooty tern, and the grey-backed or spectacled tern. Shore and
Tetiʻaroa
Species of bird
It is most closely related to roseate tern S. dougallii and white-fronted tern S. striata. The black-naped tern is named from the black band beginning
Black-naped_tern
Species of bird
Gene flow between subspecies is little to none. The fairy tern is a small tern with a white body and light bluish-grey wings. A small black patch extends
Fairy_tern
www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2026-01-07. "Noddies, skimmers, gulls, terns, skuas, auks – IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2026-01-07
List of Charadriiformes by population
List_of_Charadriiformes_by_population
Island in the Cook Islands
the red-tailed tropicbird, white-tailed tropicbird, brown booby, great frigatebird, brown noddy, black noddy, white tern, and Pacific reef heron. Land
Aitutaki
Species of bird
and wings, and a white tail. From the lesser crested tern, which it overlaps in wintering distribution, it can be told by the white rump and paler grey
Chinese_crested_tern
minutus White tern, Gygis alba (A) Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus (A) Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus Little tern, Sternula albifrons White-winged
List_of_birds_of_Mauritius
White tern, Gygis alba Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus Little tern, Sternula albifrons Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica (A) White-winged tern
List_of_birds_of_Guam
Uninhabited coral island of eastern Kiribati
(Fregata minor), lesser frigatebird (F. ariel), black noddy (Anous minutus), white tern (Gygis alba), masked booby (Sula dactylatra), brown booby (S. leucogaster)
Vostok_Island
Anous stolidus Black noddy, Anous minutus White tern, Gygis alba Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus Gray-backed tern, Onychoprion lunatus Order: Phaethontiformes Family:
List_of_birds_of_Wake_Island
waterbirds, and gulls and terns". Indian Birds. 9 (5&6): 113–136. Jayson E. A.; Babu S. & Govind, S. K. (2013). "Recovery of White Tern Gygis alba at Athirapilly
List_of_birds_of_India
Coral atoll in the northern Line Islands, Kiribati
1982–1983 decline Little white tern (Gygis microrhyncha) – 8,000 birds before the 1982–1983 decline Central Pacific sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus oahuensis)
Kiritimati
Anous ceruleus (A) White tern, Gygis alba (A) Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus Gray-backed tern, Onychoprion lunatus (A) Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus
List_of_birds_of_Japan
medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings
List_of_birds_of_New_Zealand
The avian family Laridae comprises the skimmers, noddies, terns, kittiwakes, and gulls. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) accepts these
List_of_Laridae_species
Atoll of the Hawaiian Islands
Gray-backed tern (Sterna lunata) Sooty tern (Sterna fuscata) Noddy tern (Anous stolidus) White-capped noddy tern (Anous minutus) White tern (Gygis alba)
Kure_Atoll
Species of bird
The river tern or Indian river tern (Sterna aurantia) is a tern in the family Laridae, the largest species currently included in the genus Sterna of typical
River_tern
in terns is not as frequent as in gulls;[citation needed] however, some mixed pairings have been noted. Hybridisation between white-winged black tern (C
Hybridisation_in_terns
Uninhabited Pacific island of Chile
Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscata 200 Blue noddy Procelsterna cerulea 80 Red-tailed tropicbird (Tevake) Phaëthon rubricauda 30 Polynesian (white-throated)
Salas_y_Gómez_Island
Peninsula in American Samoa
terns are frequently observed in the area, along with the Blue-gray noddy, which both nests and roosts at Steps Point. Coastal colonies of the White tern
Steps_Point
Islands in the South China Sea
leucogaster), red-footed booby (S. sula), great crested tern (Sterna bergii) and white tern (Gygis alba). Seabird faeces can accumulate 10 mm (0.39 in)
South_China_Sea_Islands
feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt
List_of_birds_of_Fiji
feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with gray or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt
List of birds of the Philippines
List_of_birds_of_the_Philippines
Genus of birds
crested terns. Thalasseus terns are large for terns, from 35–53 cm long, with lesser crested tern marginally the smallest, and greater crested tern marginally
Thalasseus
stolidus White tern, Gygis alba Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia Arctic tern, Sterna
List of birds of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
List_of_birds_of_the_French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands
Island designated as a National Park off the shore of Costa Rica
brewsteri), red-footed booby (Sula sula), great frigatebird (Fregata minor), white tern (Gygis alba) and brown noddy (Anous stolidus). Seven species of land birds
Cocos_Island
terns and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have longish bills and webbed feet. Terns
List of birds of Easter Island
List_of_birds_of_Easter_Island
Species of bird
The lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek Thalasseus, "fisherman" from thalassa
Lesser_crested_tern
feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt
List_of_birds_of_Australia
Topics referred to by the same term
frog, a small frog species found in Southwest Australia Gygis alba, the white tern, a small seabird species found across the tropical oceans of the world
G._alba
Species of bird
tern (Onychoprion lunatus), also known as the grey-backed tern, is a seabird in the family Laridae. A close relative of the bridled and sooty terns (with
Spectacled_tern
2016 British nature documentary television series
and a male Buller's albatross tries to find a female to mate. A female white tern from Seychelles nestles her egg on a bare branch and incubates it while
Planet_Earth_II
Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica Black tern, Chlidonias niger White-winged tern, Chlidonias leucopterus (V) Common tern, Sterna hirundo Roseate tern, Sterna
List_of_birds_of_Brazil
includes estimates for Northern New Zealand dotterel, common white tern, and little white tern, which are considered full species by IUCN/BirdLife International
List_of_birds_by_population
Griggsville, Illinois – purple martin, Progne subis Honolulu, Hawaii – White tern, Gygis alba Houston, Texas – yellow-crowned night heron, Nycatanassa violacea
List_of_official_city_birds
Species of arachnid
Ixodes amersoni White Tern (Gygis alba) with prey, Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum:
Ixodes_amersoni
noddy, Anous ceruleus White tern, Gygis alba Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus Gray-backed tern, Onychoprion lunatus Great crested tern, Thalasseus bergii
List of birds of the Pitcairn Islands
List_of_birds_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands
tenuirostris White tern, Gygis alba Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus Little tern, Sternula albifrons Saunders's tern, Sternula
List_of_birds_of_the_Maldives
Species of bird
them. They actively take the eggs of smaller seabirds such as those of white tern (Gygis alba) and the endemic Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis). The Laysan
Laysan_finch
Island in the South Atlantic Ocean
boatswain, pronounced BO-sun birds, by the inhabitants of the island), white tern, brown noddy, black noddy and Ascension frigatebird. The Ascension crake
Ascension_Island
Roseate tern, Sterna dougalli Common tern, Sterna hirundo White-cheeked tern, Sterna repressa Black-bellied tern, Sterna acuticauda Whiskered tern, Chlidonias
List_of_birds_of_Kerala
Methods to navigate the Pacific Ocean
birds, the winds and the weather. Certain seabirds such as the white tern and noddy tern fly out to sea in the morning to hunt fish, then return to land
Polynesian_navigation
Atlantic white-tern, Gygis alba Blue-billed white-tern, Gygis candida Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus Least tern, Sternula
List of birds of South America
List_of_birds_of_South_America
Culinary traditions of Tuvalu
the lagoon and ocean, seabirds (taketake or black noddy and akiaki or white tern) and also pork. Seafood provides protein. Bananas and breadfruit are supplemental
Tuvaluan_cuisine
(V) Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia White-winged tern, Chlidonias leucopterus Whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybrida (V) White-fronted tern, Sterna striata
List_of_birds_of_Tasmania
Atoll of Hawaii
Lesser frigatebird, Fregata ariel White tern (or "fairy tern"), Gygis alba Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus Spectacled tern, Onychoprion lunata Bristle-thighed
Laysan
dove, the wattled honeyeater, tropical pigeons, the samoan starling, white tern, black noddy and the red-tailed tropicbird. There are many reptiles in
Fauna_of_the_United_States
Genus of birds
used, Sterna. The black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda) and the white-cheeked tern (Sterna repressa) might also be placed in Chlidonias. "Laridae". aviansystematics
Marsh_tern
noddy, Anous minutus White tern, Gygis alba (A) Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus (A) Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus (A) Little tern, Sternula albifrons
List_of_birds_of_Réunion
Museum in Denver, Colorado, U.S.
petrel Southern elephant seal Brown skua Laysan Island, Hawaii White tern Common noddy Sooty tern Brown booby Pacific golden plover Laysan albatross Ruddy turnstone
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Denver_Museum_of_Nature_and_Science
albivitta White tern, Gygis alba Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus Little tern, Sternula albifrons (A) Caspian tern, Hydroprogne
List of birds of Lord Howe Island
List_of_birds_of_Lord_Howe_Island
ceruleus White tern, Gygis alba Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus Gray-backed tern, Onychoprion lunatus Little tern, Sternula albifrons Black-naped tern, Sterna
List_of_birds_of_Kiribati
Protected islets off the coast of Gansbaai, South Africa
Hartlaub’s gull Leach’s storm petrel Roseate tern Sandwich tern White-breasted cormorant Galjoen Great white shark Cape fur seal Raper, P.E. (1987). Dictionary
Dyer Island Nature Reserve Complex
Dyer_Island_Nature_Reserve_Complex
Unincorporated territory of the US
shearwater, white-tailed tropicbird, red-tailed tropicbird, brown booby, red-footed booby, masked booby, great frigatebird, spectacled tern, sooty tern, brown
Johnston_Atoll
Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers
List of birds of Western Australia
List_of_birds_of_Western_Australia
White tern, Gygis alba Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus (A) Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus (A) Little tern, Sternula albifrons Gull-billed tern
List_of_birds_of_Bangladesh
stolidus White tern, Gygis alba Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus Aleutian tern, Onychoprion aleuticus (A) Little tern, Sternula
List_of_birds_of_China
galapagensis (ES) White tern, Gygis alba (A) Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus Inca tern, Larosterna inca (A) Black tern, Chlidonias niger Common tern, Sterna hirundo
List of birds of the Galápagos Islands
List_of_birds_of_the_Galápagos_Islands
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