Gygis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Laridae |
Genus: |
Gygis Wagler, 1832 |
Species | |
White terns are species of terns that belong to the genus Gygis. The best known (and formerly only) species in the genus is the common white tern. [1] The little white tern ( Gygis microrhyncha), previously considered a subspecies of the white tern (Gygis alba microrhyncha), is now recognised as a separate species. [2]
Gygis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Laridae |
Genus: |
Gygis Wagler, 1832 |
Species | |
White terns are species of terns that belong to the genus Gygis. The best known (and formerly only) species in the genus is the common white tern. [1] The little white tern ( Gygis microrhyncha), previously considered a subspecies of the white tern (Gygis alba microrhyncha), is now recognised as a separate species. [2]