The committee broke several of its own rules to come up with a completely new name for one species:
Angel Tern is the name suggested for
Gygis alba in place of two other widely used names, Fairy Tern (correctly assigned to Sterna nereis) and
White Tern (deemed too bland for such an endearing seabird). An apt new name for this ethereal tern, I think.
Alan E. Burger in einer Besprechung von Gill & Wright (International Ornithological Congress): Birds of the World: Recommended English Names (2006)
http://www.marineornithology.org/PDF/35_1/35_...Some entirely new names have been invented: '
Angel Tern' (for
Gygis alba) is discussed in the Introduction, ceding Fairy Tern to Sterna nereis , the familiar alternative,
White Tern, eschewed as, apparently, too naff ('truly bland')
http://www.worldbirdnames.org/reactions-r-che...Gygis alba (Sparrman, 1786)
Common Name(s):
Angel Tern (English),
White Tern (English)
Taxonomic Status: Current Standing: valid
Data Quality Indicators: Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met
ITIS
http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleR...white tern (
Gygis alba)
Bridge, Jones, Baker: A phylogenetic framework for the terns (Sternini) inferred from mtDNA sequences: implications for taxonomy and plumage evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 35 (2005) 459–469
http://www.cmnh.org/site/Files/Ornithology/MP...Gygis alba -
White ternhttp://www.nzbirds.com/birds/aves.htmlangel tern -
Gygis alba (Sparrman, 1786)
Forest & Kim Starr, U.S. Geological Survey, United States
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.c...Die
Feenseeschwalbe heißt
Gygis alba.
Encarta
http://de.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761554...Feenseeschwalbe -
Gygis albaMarkus Kappeler (erschienen in der WWF Conservation Stamp Collection, Groth AG, Unterägeri)
http://www.markuskappeler.ch/tex/texs/feensee...die
Feenseeschwalbe (
Gygis alba)
Gefiederte Welt (Ausgabe September 2008)
http://www.gefiederte-welt.de/QUlEPTc4MDMwOCZ...
