Laridae
Gulls & Terns
Order: Charadriiformes
Adaptable seabirds found along coastlines, lakes, and rivers worldwide.
Species 50
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris
Aleutian Tern
Onychoprion aleuticus
Andean Gull
Larus serranus
Antarctic Tern
Sterna vittata
Arctic Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Armenian Gull
Larus armenicus
Atlantic White Tern
Gygis alba
Audouin's Gull
Larus audouinii
Australian Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Belcher's Gull
Larus belcheri
Black-bellied Tern
Sterna acuticauda
Black-billed Gull
Larus bulleri
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
Black-headed Gull
Larus ridibundus
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Black-tailed Gull
Larus crassirostris
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Blue Noddy
Anous ceruleus
Bonaparte's Gull
Larus philadelphia
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Brown-headed Gull
Larus brunnicephalus
Brown-hooded Gull
Larus maculipennis
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Cabot's Tern
Thalasseus acuflavidus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Chinese Crested Tern
Thalasseus bernsteini
Common Gull
Larus canus
Common Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Damara Tern
Sternula balaenarum
Dolphin Gull
Larus scoresbii
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Larus pipixcan
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Greater Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Grey-backed Tern
Onychoprion lunatus
Grey Gull
Larus modestus
Grey-headed Gull
Larus cirrocephalus
Grey Noddy
Anous albivittus