Adult white tern (Gygis alba) with squid in its beak, Lord Howe Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Adult white tern (Gygis alba), at the Belvedere on Makatea, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Adult white tern (Gygis alba) with fish in its bill in Toarava, Fakarava, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Common white-tern (Gygis alba), Denis Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Common white-tern (Gygis alba), Denis Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Common white-tern (Gygis alba), Denis Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

White / Fairy tern (Gygis alba) resting on branch. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (RR)

White / Fairy tern (Gygis alba) resting on branch. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (A4 only).

Common White Terns (Gygis alba), Marianne Island, Seychelles, Africa, Indian Ocean

Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Common Fairy-tern or White Tern (Gygis alba) in flight.