© Cameron Rutt
White Tern Gygis alba
Kenneth R. Niethammer and Laura B. Patrick
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1998
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witsterretjie |
| Bulgarian | Бяла рибарка |
| Catalan | xatrac blanc atlàntic |
| Chinese (SIM) | 白燕鸥（白玄鸥） |
| Croatian | bijela čigra |
| Czech | nody bělostný |
| Danish | Atlantisk Silketerne |
| Dutch | Opaalstern |
| English | White Tern |
| English (HAW) | Manu o Kū - White Tern |
| English (United States) | White Tern |
| French | Gygis blanche |
| French (France) | Gygis blanche |
| German | Feenseeschwalbe |
| Icelandic | Bjartþerna |
| Indonesian | Dara-laut putih |
| Japanese | シロアジサシ |
| Korean | 흰제비갈매기 |
| Malayalam | വെൺ കടലാള |
| Norwegian | silketerne |
| Polish | atolówka |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | grazina |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Grazina |
| Russian | Белая крачка |
| Serbian | Bela čigra |
| Slovak | gygis biely |
| Spanish | Charrán Blanco |
| Spanish (Chile) | Gaviotín blanco |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Charrán Blanco |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviotín Albo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Charrán Blanco |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gaviotín Blanco |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gaviotín Blanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Charrán blanco |
| Swedish | fetärna |
| Turkish | Sütbeyaz Sumru |
| Ukrainian | Крячок білий |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the White Tern in the Hawaiian Archipelago.
This species breeds on islands throughout the tropical Pacific, Indian, and South Atlantic Oceans. See text for details.
