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Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small Palearctic gull with r…
Brown-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus (Jerdon, 1840)
The brown-headed gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus) is a small migratory gull…
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus (Pallas, 1776)
Hydrocoloeus minutus, the little gull, is the world's smallest gull species with…
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Temminck, 1820)
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, the Mediterranean gull, is a medium gull that has ex…
Relict Gull
Ichthyaetus relictus (Lönnberg, 1931)
Ichthyaetus relictus is a relict gull species with described plumage features, s…
White-eyed Gull
Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus (Temminck, 1825)
Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus, the white-eyed gull, is a gull species that breeds i…
Sooty Gull
Ichthyaetus hemprichii (Bruch, 1855)
Ichthyaetus hemprichii, the sooty gull, is a Laridae family gull native to coast…
Pallas's Gull
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (Pallas, 1773)
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (Pallas's gull) is the world's largest black-headed gull…
Audouin's Gull
Ichthyaetus audouinii (Payraudeau, 1826)
Audouin's gull is a rare large specialist fish-eating gull native to Mediterrane…
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger Linnaeus, 1758
Rynchops niger (black skimmer) is the largest skimmer, with distinct physical tr…
Indian Skimmer
Rynchops albicollis Swainson, 1838
Rynchops albicollis, the Indian skimmer, is a distinctive river bird found in So…
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris Vieillot, 1816
Rynchops flavirostris, the African skimmer, is a distinctively billed river bird…
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anous stolidus, the brown noddy, is a dark brown seabird with a pale crown, spec…
Black Noddy
Anous minutus F.Boie, 1844
Anous minutus F.Boie, 1844, the black noddy, is a dark seabird with a pale crown…
Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris (Temminck, 1823)
Anous tenuirostris, the lesser noddy, is a small brownish-black seabird that gia…
Grey Noddy
Anous albivitta (Bonaparte, 1856)
Anous albivitta, the grey noddy, is a small grey seabird found in warm south Pac…
Atlantic White-Tern
Gygis alba (Sparrman, 1786)
Gygis alba, or the white tern, is a small pelagic tern with white plumage that n…
Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus (Latham, 1790)
Bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus) is a wetland bird from South and South…
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Jacana spinosa, the northern jacana, is a distinctive medium-sized wader found f…
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana (Linnaeus, 1766)
Jacana jacana is a conspicuous bird with distinct plumage, varying by age, and y…
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea (Temminck, 1828)
Irediparra gallinacea is a distinct wetland bird with a black crown, red wattle,…
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Actophilornis africanus, the African jacana, is a large distinctive jacana with …
Lesser Jacana
Microparra capensis (A.Smith, 1839)
Microparra capensis, the lesser jacana, is the smallest jacana with a unique mon…
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus (Scopoli, 1786)
This is a detailed description of the pheasant-tailed jacana, covering its appea…
