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 |
Gygis alba (Sparrman, 1786)
Definitions
- GYGIS
- alba
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
White Tern Gygis alba Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- White Tern Gygis alba
Authors
Kenneth R. Niethammer and Laura B. Patrick
Recommended Citation
Niethammer, K. R. and L. B. Patrick (2020). White Tern (Gygis alba), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whiter.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- January 1, 1998
- White Tern Gygis alba
Authors
Kenneth R. Niethammer and Laura B. Patrick
Revisors
Kenneth R. Niethammer and Laura B. Patrick
Recommended Citation
Niethammer, K. R. and L. B. Patrick (1998). White Tern (Gygis alba), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.371
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1998
- White Tern Gygis alba
Recommended Citation
Niethammer, K. R., and L. B. Patrick-Castilaw. 1998. White Tern (Gygis alba). In The Birds of North America, No. 371 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.371.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- December 20, 2017
- Common White Tern Gygis alba
Authors
Michael Gochfeld, Joanna Burger, David Christie, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
David Christie and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Gochfeld, M., J. Burger, D. A. Christie, and G. M. Kirwan (2017). Common White Tern (Gygis alba). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Last Published Version
- July 2, 2015
- Little White Tern Gygis microrhyncha
Authors
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Little White Tern (Gygis microrhyncha). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
