Gygis alba is the scientific name of the small Fairy Tern (also known as White Tern). These most elegant and beautiful of all sea birds inhabit remote oceanic islands. Our photographs of Fairy Terns were taken on Rose Atoll in the Samoan archipelago.
White (or fairy) tern. Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, American Samoa, USA
Species: Fairy tern, Gygis alba
Location: Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, American Samoa
Image ID: 00865
Format: Film 3:2
White (or fairy) tern. Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, American Samoa, USA
Species: Fairy tern, Gygis alba
Location: Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, American Samoa
Image ID: 00865
Format: Film 3:2
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Categories:
- Animal > Bird > Tern (Laridae) > Fairy Tern (White Tern)
- Gallery > Bird
- Location > Oceans > Pacific > Samoa > Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge > Above Water
- Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > Marine National Monuments > Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
- Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > National Wildlife Refuges > Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (American Samoa)
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