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Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Laridae
Order: Charadriiformes
105 species
Swallow-tailed Gull
Creagrus furcatus
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Ross's Gull
Rhodostethia rosea
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
Red-legged Kittiwake
Rissa brevirostris
Ivory Gull
Pagophila eburnea
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
Saunders's Gull
Saundersilarus saundersi
Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri
Andean Gull
Chroicocephalus serranus
Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Brown-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Gray-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Hartlaub's Gull
Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
Gray Gull
Leucophaeus modestus
Dolphin Gull
Leucophaeus scoresbii
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Lava Gull
Leucophaeus fuliginosus
Pallas's Gull
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Relict Gull
Ichthyaetus relictus
Audouin's Gull
Ichthyaetus audouinii
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Sooty Gull
Ichthyaetus hemprichii
White-eyed Gull
Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus
Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus
Belcher's Gull
Larus belcheri
Black-tailed Gull
Larus crassirostris
Olrog's Gull
Larus atlanticus
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
Common Gull
Larus canus
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Yellow-footed Gull
Larus livens
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Vega Gull
Larus vegae
Mongolian Gull
Larus mongolicus
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Armenian Gull
Larus armenicus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
Slaty-backed Gull
Larus schistisagus
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris
Indian Skimmer
Rynchops albicollis
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Atlantic White-Tern
Gygis alba
Blue-billed White-Tern
Gygis candida
Little White-Tern
Gygis microrhyncha
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
Gray Noddy
Anous albivitta
Blue-gray Noddy
Anous ceruleus
Aleutian Tern
Onychoprion aleuticus
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Gray-backed Tern
Onychoprion lunatus
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Saunders's Tern
Sternula saundersi
Damara Tern
Sternula balaenarum
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris
Peruvian Tern
Sternula lorata
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Australian Tern
Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Inca Tern
Larosterna inca
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
River Tern
Sterna aurantia
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Snowy-crowned Tern
Sterna trudeaui
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
South American Tern
Sterna hirundinacea
Antarctic Tern
Sterna vittata
Kerguelen Tern
Sterna virgata
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
White-cheeked Tern
Sterna repressa
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata
Black-bellied Tern
Sterna acuticauda
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
West African Crested Tern
Thalasseus albididorsalis
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Chinese Crested Tern
Thalasseus bernsteini