White Fairy Tern
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| - | '''Common Name:''' Fairy or White Tern | + | '''Common Name:''' Fairy or White Tern<br> |
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'''Scientific Name:''' Gygis alba | '''Scientific Name:''' Gygis alba | ||
'''Habitat:''' Pacific & Indian Oceans. It ranges widely and is found in the Caribbean, South Atlantic, Indian Ocean, South Pacific Islands, Hawaii and Eastern Australia. It nests on coral islands, usually on trees with thin branches but also on rocky ledges and on man-made structures | '''Habitat:''' Pacific & Indian Oceans. It ranges widely and is found in the Caribbean, South Atlantic, Indian Ocean, South Pacific Islands, Hawaii and Eastern Australia. It nests on coral islands, usually on trees with thin branches but also on rocky ledges and on man-made structures | ||
| - | '''Status:''' | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' 150,000 - 1,100,000 mature individuals. |
'''Diet:''' Small fish caught by diving. | '''Diet:''' Small fish caught by diving. | ||
'''Cool Facts:''' The Hawaiian name for the White Tern is “manu-o-Kū” . The White Tern is sometimes known as the “Fairy Tern” which is potentially confusing as because there’s another bird that goes by the same common name of “Fairy Tern” (Sternula nereis). | '''Cool Facts:''' The Hawaiian name for the White Tern is “manu-o-Kū” . The White Tern is sometimes known as the “Fairy Tern” which is potentially confusing as because there’s another bird that goes by the same common name of “Fairy Tern” (Sternula nereis). | ||
| - | '''Found in Seabirds''' | + | |
| + | '''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-sea-birds-1.html Songbird ReMix Seabirds]''' | ||
