Little white tern
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The little white tern (Gygis microrhyncha) is a small seabird found in French Polynesia and the Republic of Kiribati.[1] This species was previously considered a subspecies of the white tern (Gygis alba microrhyncha), but is now recognised as a separate species.[2]
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Little white tern | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Laridae |
Genus: | Gygis |
Species: | G. microrhyncha |
Binomial name | |
Gygis microrhyncha Saunders, 1876 | |
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