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Gygis alba   (Sparrman, 1786)

White tern
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Australia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Species spends non-breeding period in the northwestern Coral Sea between New Guinea Archipelago to the north and northern Queensland to the west. Species flight path predominantly covers eastern Australia to Tasman sea (Ref. 127996).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: SAUP Database, 2006
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Aves > Charadriiformes (Shorebirds) > Laridae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Ocean

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 33.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 160.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 3.2 cm; tarsus: 1.44 cm; wing: 25.2 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 28 to 33 cm; Wingspan: 70 to 87 cm (Ref. 8812).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Stiles, F.G. 1984. (Ref. 5856)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 17 August 2022

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.2 - 29.3, mean 27.9 (based on 1736 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278) High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=27.09).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.