3 species of White Tern [alba, candida, microrhyncha] proposed

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Proposed split of Gygis microrhyncha + G. alba

Postby Michael Szabo » Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:57 am

The American Ornithological Society has a proposal to treat Gygis microrhyncha as a separate species from White Tern G. alba.
See page 32 in this link:
https://americanornithology.org/wp-cont ... 2023-D.pdf
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