White Tern
Gygis alba
Also known as: Angel Tern, Atoll Tern, Common White-Tern, Atlantic Fairytern, Atlantic White Tern
Habitat
Aquatic
Diet
VertFishScav
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
111 g
LCAvesCharadriiformesLaridae
Seasonal Activity
63,935 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
Traits
- Diet
- VertFishScav
- Foraging
- Aquatic
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 111 g
Photo
(c) Nick Leggatt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nick Leggatt
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Occurrence data from GBIF.