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G. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large Birds It includes about 350 Species and has members in all parts of the world Terns are Seabirds in the family Sternidae, previously considered a subfamily (Sterninae of the gull family Laridae (van Tuinen et al Johann Georg Wagler ( March 28, 1800 - August 23, 1832) was a German Herpetologist. alba |
Gygis is a genus of birds in the tern family. Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Terns are Seabirds in the family Sternidae, previously considered a subfamily (Sterninae of the gull family Laridae (van Tuinen et al It consists of two species,
- White Tern, Gygis alba
- Little White Tern, Gygis microrhyncha
The Little White Tern is sometimes consider to be a subspecies, G. The White Tern ( Gygis alba) is a small Seabird found across the Tropical oceans of the world UserPolbot. --> The Little White Tern or Little Fairy Tern ( Gygis microrhyncha) is a species of a. microrhyncha, of the White Tern.
These are small, all white terns of tropical oceans. The Tropics are centered on the Equator and limited in Latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately 23°26' (23 They nest on coral islands, usually on trees with thin branches but also on rocky ledges and on man-made structures. Corals are Marine organisms from the class Anthozoa and exist as small Sea anemone –like Polyps typically in colonies of many They feed on small fish caught by plunge diving. Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two
References
- BirdLife International (2004). Gygis alba. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern.
- Niethammer, K. R. , and L. B. Patrick-Castilaw. 1998. White Tern (Gygis alba). in The Birds of North America, No. 371 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds. ). The Birds of North America, Inc. , Philadelphia, PA.
External links
- White Tern videos on the Internet Bird Collection
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