White Tern Citizen Science Facebook Group

Honolulu's official bird amidst conservation efforts - Aishwarya Behl/Manoa Now (2024)

Why Honolulu's trees have blue ribbons - KHON2 (2024)

Federally protected birds are nesting in path of future Skyline rail route - Diane Ako/KITV (2023)

Breeding and Molt in the White Tern (Gygis alba) on Christmas Island, Pacific Ocean - N Philip Ashmole (1968)

Manu o Kū Hawaiian Culture Flyer

Factors Affecting Breeding Success of White Terns (Gygis alba; Aves: Laridae) in Urban Environments of Honlulu, Hawai'i - Eric A. VanderWerf and Richard E. Downs (2022)

Can Seabirds Survive in Cities? This One Makes It Look Easy - Tobias Carrol/Inside Hook (2021)

Honolulu: A Seabird's Surprising Five-Star Destination - Joe Spring/Hakai Magazine (2021)

​BirdFinding.Info - Common Fairy-Tern

Islands of Wonder: The Return of the White Tern - BBC/PBS (2020)

Species limits and English names in the genus Gygis (Laridae) - Douglas Pratt (2020)

How to Know the Birds: No. 20, Alien Fairies in the Big City - Ted Floyd (2019)

Charles Darwin and the White Tern - BirdNote

Manu-o-Kū of Diamond Head: Nest Success, Parental Care and Chick Growth in a Tree-nesting Seabird at Kapi‘olani Community College Campus -  Katie Gibson

White Tern Columns - Susan Scott

Current distribution, abundance, and breeding biology of White Terns (Gygis alba) on Oahu, Hawaii - Eric A. VanderWerf and Richard E. Downs (2018)

​8 Things You Need To Know About Honolulu's White Fairy Tern - Kevin Allen (2019)

Mystery Bird: White Tern, Gygis alba - GrrlScientest: The Guardian

White Tern Information - Birds of the World

White Tern Fact Sheet - Pacific Rim Conservation

White tern prey coloring sheet - Honolulu Zoo

The Birds of the Hawaiian Islands: Occurrence, History, Distribution, and Status - Robert L. Pyle and Peter Pyle (January 2017)

White Tern account from "The Birds of the Hawaiian Islands" - Robert L. Pyle and Peter Pyle (January 2017)

Photography Tips for White Terns on St. Helena - Darrin Henry

White terns enjoy growth with the help of humans - Susan Scott (December 2017)

How the Manu-o-Ku Became Honolulu's Top Bird - Keith Rollman (September 2017)

Seabird Medley: An Exploration of Seabirds on Oahu - Dr. Eric A. Vanderwerf (April 2017)

Oahu Hui Works to Protect Urban-Dwelling White Terns - Susan Scott (September 2016)

Attention Oahu Arborists, Help Protect the Official Bird of Honolulu - US Fish and Wildlife Service

White Tern Information Sheet - Dr. Eric A. VanderWerf (February 2016)

Manu o Ku or Fairy Tern - Heidi Bornhorst (April 2014)

Manu-o-Ku Named The Official Bird of Honolulu - Lydi Morgan (May 2007)

Distribution, Abundance, and Breeding Biology of White Terns on Oahu, Hawaii - Dr. Eric A. VanderWerf (September 2003)

White Terns Breeding on Oahu, Hawaii - Dorothy H. Miles (October 1986)

White Terns on Oahu Produce Siblings Five Months Apart - Dorothy H. Miles (1985)