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Gygis candida
The little white tern (Gygis candida) is a small seabird found in Pacific Ocean. This species was previously considered as the white tern (Gygis alba), but is now recognised as a separate species.
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Every page naming Gygis candida in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1649784.