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Gygis alba (white tern)
Taxonomy
Sterna alba was named by Sparman (1786). It is extant.
It was recombined as Gygis alba by Olson (1975), Steadman (1991), Steadman and Pahlavan (1992), Steadman (1992), Steadman (1994), Clements et al. (2017), Rigal et al. (2018).
It was recombined as Gygis alba by Olson (1975), Steadman (1991), Steadman and Pahlavan (1992), Steadman (1992), Steadman (1994), Clements et al. (2017), Rigal et al. (2018).
Subspecies
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1786 | Sterna alba Sparman |
| 1975 | Gygis alba Olson p. 28 |
| 1991 | Gygis alba Steadman p. 334 |
| 1992 | Gygis alba Steadman |
| 1992 | Gygis alba Steadman and Pahlavan p. 463 |
| 1994 | Gygis alba Steadman p. 221 |
| 2017 | Gygis alba Clements et al. |
| 2018 | Gygis alba Rigal et al. p. 21 |
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Gygis alba Sparman 1786 [white tern]
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Gygis alba candida Gmelin 1789 [Pacific white tern]
Gygis alba microrhyncha Saunders 1876 [little white tern]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available