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EXTINCTGygis microrhyncha

Lesser White Tern

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Lesser White Tern, Lesser Fairy Tern

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native, Resident Breeder, Extirpated in Cooks; S.Group - formerly on MG; Marine, near-shore - pelagic, nest on Land

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: X    Makatea: -
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
-
X
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Northern Group: -
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Gygis microrhyncha
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); TETRAPODA; AVES; NEORNITHES; Charadriiformes; STERNIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Mangaia: recorded in an archaeological layer of around 1300AD (I), Steadman & Kirch (1990) as Gygis microrhyncha.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zB02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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