White Tern / Gygis alba LC
- Synonyms Fairy Tern, Common White-Tern, Atlantic White-Tern, White Tern (Atlantic), Atlantic White Tern, Common White-Tern (alba), Atlantic White-Tern (alba), Common White-Tern (Atlantic), Atlantic White Tern (alba), Atoll Tern, White noddy, Common White Tern, Angel Tern, White-Tern, Common White-Tern or Little White Tern
- Old latin name for bird Sterna alba, Gygis crawfordi
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Where to see White Tern
- Breeding region Tropical
- Breeding subregion widespread on tropical and subtropical is. (except Caribbean, n, e Indian Ocean)
- Non breeding region tropical seas
White Tern subspecies (4)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gygis alba alba | tropical and subtropical South Atlantic Ocean islands: Fernando de Noronha, Trindade (ne, s of ne Brazil); Ascension and St. Helena (tropical se Atlantic Ocean) | - | No |
| Gygis alba candida | all Seychelles groups from Aldabra ne to Inner Is., Mascarenes, Chagos and Maldives (tropical w, nc Indian Ocean); Lord Howe and Norfolk is. (far e of Australia), Kermadec Is. (ne of New Zealand), outlying islands ne of New Guinea, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia (except Marquesas other than Hatutu, ne of Eiao, n Marquesas; and Pitcairn group) to Northwestern Hawaiian Is. and O'ahu, Clipperton (far sw of Mexico), I. del Coco (far sw of Costa Rica) and I. Malpelo (far w of Colombia) | - | No |
| Gygis alba leucopes | Henderson and Pitcairn (Pitcairn group, e Polynesia) | - | No |
| Gygis alba microrhyncha | Phoenix (c Polynesia), Line and Marquesas is. (ne Polynesia) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Atlantiese Witsterretjie, Witsterretjie, Witsterretjie (Atlantiese) |
| Azerbaijani | Adi ağ susüpürən |
| Bulgarian | Бяла рибарка (ssp. alba), Обикновена бяла рибарка, Бяла рибарка |
| Catalan | xatrac blanc atlàntic, xatrac blanc comú |
| Chinese | 白玄鸥, 白燕鸥（白玄鸥）, 白燕鸥, 白燕鸥 (alba) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 白玄鷗, 白燕鷗(alba), 白燕鷗 |
| Croatian | bijela čigra |
| Czech | nody bělostný (ssp. alba), nody bělostný, Nody belostný |
| Danish | Atlantisk Silketerne, Atlantisk (ssp. alba) |
| Dutch | Atlantische opaalstern, Opaalstern (Atlantisch), Witte Stern, Opaalstern |
| Esperanto | blanka ŝterno |
| Estonian | haldjastiir |
| Finnish | keijutiira |
| French | Gygis blanche, Gygis blanche (Atlantique), Gygis blanche (forme de l'Atlantique), Gygis blanche (alba), Gygis blanche ou G. à bec fin |
| German | Feenseeschwalbe, Feenseeschwalbe (alba) |
| Hungarian | tündércsér |
| Icelandic | Bjartþerna, Bjartþerna (alba) |
| Indonesian | Camar putih mata cincin, Burung Dara Laut Putih, Dara-laut putih, Dara-laut putih (alba), Daralaut Putih, Burung Dara-laut Putih |
| Italian | Sterna bianca |
| Japanese | シロアジサシ (alba), シロアジサシ（alba）, シロアジサシ |
| Korean | 흰제비갈매기 |
| Latvian | baltais zīriņš |
| Lithuanian | baltoji fėja |
| Malay | Burung Camar Putih |
| Malayalam | വെൺ കടലാള |
| Norwegian | silketerne, silketerne (alba), atlantersilketerne |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Silketerne |
| Polish | atolówka (alba), atolówka biała, atolówka, rybitwa biala, rybitwa biała |
| Portuguese | Grazina, gaivina-branca, trinta-réis-branco, tinhosa-branca |
| Russian | Белая крачка, Белая крачка (alba) |
| Serbian | Atlantska bela čigra, Bela čigra (alba), Bela čigra |
| Slovak | gygis biely (skup.), gygis biely |
| Spanish | Charrán Blanco, golondrina-boba blanca, Gaviotín albo, Gaviotín Níveo, Charrán Blanco (alba), Charrán Blanco Atlántico, Charrán blanco común |
| Swedish | fetärna, atlantfetärna, fetärna (alba) |
| Tahitian | itata'e |
| Turkish | Sütbeyaz Sumru (alba), Sütbeyaz Sumru, Atlantik Sütbeyaz Sumrusu |
| Ukrainian | Крячок білий атлантичний, крячок білий, Крячок білий (підвид alba) |
| Vietnamese | Chim Nhàn trắng, Nhàn trắng |