White Tern [Gygis alba]
Description
The White Tern, also known as the Fairy Tern, is a small seabird found across the tropical oceans of the world. It is characterized by its all-white plumage, black eyes, and blue beak and legs. It is known for its unusual behavior of laying eggs on bare thin branches in a small fork or depression without a nest. This bird feeds on small fish and squid that it catches by plunge diving.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Birds
Aves
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| Order |
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Charadriiformes
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| Family |
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Laridae
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| Genus |
White Terns
Gygis
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