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Blue-billed White-Tern
Gygis candida
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Atlantic White-TernGygis alba
Rock PigeonColumba livia
White Tern (Little)Gygis microrhyncha
Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda
Australian Fairy TernSternula nereis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Hawaii | 1,682 |
|---|---|
| United States | 1,159 |
| Australia | 271 |
| New South Wales | 135 |
| Other Territories | 133 |
| Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | 52 |
| Guam | 37 |
| American Samoa | 13 |
| Costa Rica | 12 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 12 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae |
| Genus | White Terns · Gygis |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Blue-billed White-Tern with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.