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White terns consist of three species of terns in the genus Gygis and the family Laridae. There are three species of white terns - the Atlantic white tern (Gygis alba), the blue-billed white tern (Gygis candida) and the little white tern (Gygis microrhyncha).

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monotypic taxon
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Laridae
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Gygis
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genus
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Category:Gygis
taxon name
Gygis
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White terns consist of three species of terns in the genus Gygis and the family Laridae. There are three species of white terns - the Atlantic white tern (Gygis alba), the blue-billed white tern (Gygis candida) and the little white tern (Gygis microrhyncha).

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