White Tern
Photo · Duncan Wright, USFWS

BirdUp · Species

White Tern

Gygis alba(Sparrman, 1786)

Native
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Family
Laridae
Genus
Gygis
Commonness
Very common
Best seen
Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The Atlantic white tern, also known as the common white tern, is a small seabird found in the Atlantic Ocean. It is sometimes known as the fairy tern, although this name is potentially confusing as it is also the common name of Sternula nereis. Other names for the species include angel tern and white noddy.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
TrO : widespread on tropical and subtropical is. (except Caribbean, north and east Indian Ocean)
Non-breeding range
Tropical seas

03 · When

When to look

Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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