Laridae
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758
Larus fuscus, the lesser black-backed gull, is a medium gull with a ring species complex and expanding westward range.
California Gull
Larus californicus Lawrence, 1854
Larus californicus, the California gull, is a North American migratory gull with distinct physical traits and breeding habits.
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823
Larus dominicanus, the kelp gull, is a medium-large gull intermediate in size between two northern Atlantic black-backed gulls with detailed size and plumage traits.
Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans Pallas, 1811
Larus cachinnans, the Caspian gull, is a large gull with a defined range and distinct physical traits.
Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus Latham, 1801
Larus pacificus, the Pacific gull, is a large gull species with two distinct subspecies found in Australian coastal areas.
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens J.F.Naumann, 1840
Larus glaucescens, the glaucous-winged gull, is a large Pacific gull rarely found far from the ocean.
Olrog's Gull
Larus atlanticus Olrog, 1958
Olrog's gull (Larus atlanticus) is a large gull native to the Atlantic coast of southeastern South America.
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840
Larus michahellis, the yellow-legged gull, is a large gull native to Mediterranean and adjacent regions with variable size and distinct features.
Armenian Gull
Larus armenicus Buturlin, 1934
Armenian gull (Larus armenicus) is a small herring gull complex species nesting around West Asian mountain lakes.
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763
Larus argentatus (European herring gull) is a large gull found across Europe, with detailed documented physical and life history traits.
Vega Gull
Larus vegae Palmén, 1887
Larus vegae, or Vega gull, is a gull species with distinct plumage patterns that breeds in northeast Siberia and winters in East Asia.
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus Richardson, 1831
Larus brachyrhynchus, the short-billed gull, is a small gull from the Common gull complex that breeds in northwestern North America.
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus Coues, 1862
Larus smithsonianus is a large heavily built gull that breeds across northern North America.
Red-legged Kittiwake
Rissa brevirostris (Bruch, 1855)
Rissa brevirostris, the red-legged kittiwake, is a localized subarctic Pacific seabird closely related to black-legged kittiwakes.
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
The black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) is a pelagic arctic-subarctic seabird in the gull family with specialized foraging habits.
Ivory Gull
Pagophila eburnea (Phipps, 1774)
Pagophila eburnea, the ivory gull, is a small easily identifiable Arctic gull that winters on sea ice near open water.
Ross's Gull
Rhodostethia rosea (W.MacGillivray, 1824)
Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea) is a small Arctic-breeding gull with specific plumage traits and a northerly winter range.
Swallow-tailed Gull
Creagrus furcatus (Néboux, 1842)
Creagrus furcatus, the swallow-tailed gull, is a nocturnal near-endemic Galápagos breeding gull that feeds on fish and squid.
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini (Sabine, 1819)
Xema sabini, or Sabine's gull, is a small Arctic gull with the longest migration of any gull species and unique moulting.
Dolphin Gull
Leucophaeus scoresbii (Traill, 1823)
The dolphin gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii) is a coastal gull native to southern South America and the Falkland Islands with a varied diet.
Gray Gull
Leucophaeus modestus (Tschudi, 1843)
Leucophaeus modestus, the grey gull, is a gull species that breeds in Chile's Atacama Desert along South America's Pacific coast.
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Leucophaeus atricilla, the laughing gull, is a medium-sized gull native to the Americas, named for its laugh-like call.
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan (Wagler, 1831)
Leucophaeus pipixcan is a small migratory gull that breeds in North America and winters further south.
Lava Gull
Leucophaeus fuliginosus (Gould, 1841)
Leucophaeus fuliginosus, the lava gull, is the world's rarest gull, entirely endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
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