Laridae
Saunders's Gull
Chroicocephalus saundersi Swinhoe, 1871
Chroicocephalus saundersi, or Saunders's gull, is a very small gull with defined plumage traits and a specific East Asian distribution.
Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei (Brème, 1839)
Chroicocephalus genei, the slender-billed gull, is a medium-sized gull that breeds around the Mediterranean and northwestern Indian Ocean.
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia (Ord, 1815)
Bonaparte's gull is a small North American gull with distinct plumage patterns that breeds in boreal Canada and Alaska and winters on North American coasts and the Great Lakes.
Andean Gull
Chroicocephalus serranus (Tschudi, 1844)
The Andean gull (Chroicocephalus serranus) is a gull species native to the Andes, found in high-elevation breeding grounds and coastal wintering areas.
Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823)
Chroicocephalus maculipennis is a South American gull species now recognized as separate from the black-headed gull.
Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri (F.W.Hutton, 1871)
Chroicocephalus bulleri, the black-billed gull, is a small gull endemic to New Zealand with distinct seasonal color changes.
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae, the silver gull, is the most common gull of Australia, found also across nearby Oceania.
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (Vieillot, 1818)
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus, the grey-headed gull, is a moderately sized gull with distinct seasonal and age-related plumage traits.
Hartlaub's Gull
Chroicocephalus hartlaubii (Bruch, 1855)
Chroicocephalus hartlaubii, Hartlaub's gull, is a small coastal gull endemic to the Atlantic coasts of Namibia and South Africa.
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small Palearctic gull with regulated egg collection as a delicacy in the UK.
Brown-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus (Jerdon, 1840)
The brown-headed gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus) is a small migratory gull that breeds in central Asia and winters in the Indian subcontinent.
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus (Pallas, 1776)
Hydrocoloeus minutus, the little gull, is the world's smallest gull species with a wide breeding range and migratory habits.
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Temminck, 1820)
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, the Mediterranean gull, is a medium gull that has expanded its breeding range across much of Europe.
Relict Gull
Ichthyaetus relictus (Lönnberg, 1931)
Ichthyaetus relictus is a relict gull species with described plumage features, specific breeding sites, and fragile island breeding habitat.
White-eyed Gull
Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus (Temminck, 1825)
Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus, the white-eyed gull, is a gull species that breeds in the Red Sea, distinguished by its long, slender bill.
Sooty Gull
Ichthyaetus hemprichii (Bruch, 1855)
Ichthyaetus hemprichii, the sooty gull, is a Laridae family gull native to coastal regions of the Middle East and East Africa.
Pallas's Gull
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (Pallas, 1773)
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (Pallas's gull) is the world's largest black-headed gull, a migratory predatory waterbird covered by AEWA.
Audouin's Gull
Ichthyaetus audouinii (Payraudeau, 1826)
Audouin's gull is a rare large specialist fish-eating gull native to Mediterranean and adjacent Atlantic coasts.
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger Linnaeus, 1758
Rynchops niger (black skimmer) is the largest skimmer, with distinct physical traits and gregarious resting behavior.
Indian Skimmer
Rynchops albicollis Swainson, 1838
Rynchops albicollis, the Indian skimmer, is a distinctive river bird found in South Asia with a uniquely elongated lower mandible.
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris Vieillot, 1816
Rynchops flavirostris, the African skimmer, is a distinctively billed river bird found across sub-Saharan Africa.
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anous stolidus, the brown noddy, is a dark brown seabird with a pale crown, specific body measurements, and distinct physical features.
Black Noddy
Anous minutus F.Boie, 1844
Anous minutus F.Boie, 1844, the black noddy, is a dark seabird with a pale crown found across global tropical and subtropical seas.
Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris (Temminck, 1823)
Anous tenuirostris, the lesser noddy, is a small brownish-black seabird that giant tortoises hunt on Seychelles' Fregate Island.
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