Kingdom Animalia Order Charadriiformes Genus Gygis Scientific name Gygis microrhyncha Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Sternidae Subspecies G. a. microrhyncha Higher classification Gygis | |
Similar Gygis, Tern, Bird, Grey noddy, Kerguelen tern | ||
The little white tern (Gygis alba microrhyncha), also known as the little fairy tern, is a subspecies of tern (family, Sternidae). It is sometimes considered a distinct species most closely related to the larger white tern. It is found in French Polynesia and Kiribati.
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