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| Gygis alba |
(Sparrman, 1786) |
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Family: Laridae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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White tern |
Gygis blanche |
Charrán blanco |
Feenseeschwalbe |
| Migration: partial |
|
unclear |
Resident all year round on some islands, seasonal visitor on others. Outside breeding season lives at sea, but
movement patterns not known (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: North America, Oceania, South & Southeast Asia, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |