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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
Stock Photo: 00865
Species: Fairy tern, Gygis alba
Location: Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, American Samoa, USA
Lat/Long: 14° 32' 49"° S, 168° 8' 38.° W (Coordinates: -14.81667°, -168.64000°)
Format: Film 3:2
Other Names: white tern, camar
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