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Family: Laridae

Description

Gulls, kittiwakes, terns, noddys and skimmers.

Taxonomy

A family in the order Charadriiformes.


Family Laridae view • edit

Genus Creagrus view • edit
C. furcatus Swallow-tailed Gull

Genus Rissa view • edit
R. tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake
R. brevirostris Red-legged Kittiwake

Genus Pagophila view • edit
P. eburnea Ivory Gull

Genus Xema view • edit
X. sabini Sabine's Gull

Genus Saundersilarus view • edit
S. saundersi Saunders's Gull

Genus Chroicocephalus view • edit
C. genei Slender-billed Gull
C. philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull
C. serranus Andean Gull
C. maculipennis Brown-hooded Gull
C. bulleri Black-billed Gull
C. novaehollandiae Silver Gull
C. cirrocephalus Gray-hooded Gull
C. hartlaubii Hartlaub's Gull
C. ridibundus Black-headed Gull
C. brunnicephalus Brown-headed Gull

Genus Hydrocoloeus view • edit
H. minutus Little Gull

Genus Rhodostethia view • edit
R. rosea Ross's Gull

Genus Leucophaeus view • edit
L. scoresbii Dolphin Gull
L. modestus Gray Gull
L. atricilla Laughing Gull
L. pipixcan Franklin's Gull
L. fuliginosus Lava Gull

Genus Ichthyaetus view • edit
I. melanocephalus Mediterranean Gull
I. relictus Relict Gull
I. leucophthalmus White-eyed Gull
I. hemprichii Sooty Gull
I. ichthyaetus Pallas's Gull
I. audouinii Audouin's Gull

Genus Larus view • edit
L. belcheri Belcher's Gull
L. atlanticus Olrog's Gull
L. crassirostris Black-tailed Gull
L. pacificus Pacific Gull
L. heermanni Heermann's Gull
L. canus Common Gull
L. brachyrhynchus Short-billed Gull
L. delawarensis Ring-billed Gull
L. occidentalis Western Gull
L. livens Yellow-footed Gull
L. californicus California Gull
L. argentatus Herring Gull
L. michahellis Yellow-legged Gull
L. cachinnans Caspian Gull
L. armenicus Armenian Gull
L. glaucoides Iceland Gull
L. fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull
L. schistisagus Slaty-backed Gull
L. glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull
L. hyperboreus Glaucous Gull
L. marinus Great Black-backed Gull
L. dominicanus Kelp Gull

Genus Anous view • edit
A. stolidus Brown Noddy
A. minutus Black Noddy
A. tenuirostris Lesser Noddy
A. albivitta Grey Noddy
A. ceruleus Blue Noddy

Genus Gygis view • edit
G. alba White Tern

Genus Onychoprion view • edit
O. fuscatus Sooty Tern
O. lunatus Grey-backed Tern
O. anaethetus Bridled Tern
O. aleuticus Aleutian Tern

Genus Sternula view • edit
S. albifrons Little Tern
S. antillarum Least Tern
S. superciliaris Yellow-billed Tern
S. nereis Fairy Tern
S. lorata Peruvian Tern
S. saundersi Saunders's Tern
S. balaenarum Damara Tern

Genus Phaetusa view • edit
P. simplex Large-billed Tern

Genus Gelochelidon view • edit
G. nilotica Gull-billed Tern
G. macrotarsa Australian Tern

Genus Hydroprogne view • edit
H. caspia Caspian Tern

Genus Larosterna view • edit
L. inca Inca Tern

Genus Chlidonias view • edit
C. niger Black Tern
C. leucopterus White-winged Tern
C. hybridus Whiskered Tern
C. albostriatus Black-fronted Tern

Genus Sterna view • edit
S. dougallii Roseate Tern
S. striata White-fronted Tern
S. sumatrana Black-naped Tern
S. hirundo Common Tern
S. paradisaea Arctic Tern
S. hirundinacea South American Tern
S. vittata Antarctic Tern
S. forsteri Forster's Tern
S. trudeaui Snowy-crowned Tern
S. acuticauda Black-bellied Tern
S. aurantia River Tern
S. repressa White-cheeked Tern
S. virgata Kerguelen Tern

Genus Thalasseus view • edit
T. maximus Royal Tern
T. bergii Great Crested Tern
T. sandvicensis Sandwich Tern
T. elegans Elegant Tern
T. bengalensis Lesser Crested Tern
T. albididorsalis West African Crested Tern
T. bernsteini Chinese Crested Tern

Genus Rynchops view • edit
R. niger Black Skimmer
R. flavirostris African Skimmer
R. albicollis Indian Skimmer
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