Angel Tern - Gygis alba

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Gygis alba
Author (Sparrman, 1786)
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 176954
Common Names English: Angel Tern, White Tern
French: Gygis blanche
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Charadriiformes
          Family: Laridae
            Genus: Gygis
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Gygis alba alba
Subspecies: Gygis alba candida
Subspecies: Gygis alba leucopes
Subspecies: Gygis alba microrhyncha
Synonyms (since 1950)
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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ITIS#176954
StatusIUCN:LC
#records69
#datasets5
Years1887 - 2004
Latitudes-31.55 - 3.25
Longitudes-149.07 - 167.98