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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.
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.
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