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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.
Grey Noddy
Anous albivitta (Bonaparte, 1856)
Anous albivitta, the grey noddy, is a small grey seabird found in warm south Pacific waters with three recognized subspecies.
Atlantic White-Tern
Gygis alba (Sparrman, 1786)
Gygis alba, or the white tern, is a small pelagic tern with white plumage that nests on tropical islands and feeds by plunge diving for small fish.
Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus (Latham, 1790)
Bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus) is a wetland bird from South and Southeast Asia with distinct plumage and male-only parental care.
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Jacana spinosa, the northern jacana, is a distinctive medium-sized wader found from Mexico to Panama, occasionally reaching the southern US.
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana (Linnaeus, 1766)
Jacana jacana is a conspicuous bird with distinct plumage, varying by age, and yellow wing spurs for defense.
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea (Temminck, 1828)
Irediparra gallinacea is a distinct wetland bird with a black crown, red wattle, found across parts of Island Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Australia, not globally threatened.
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Actophilornis africanus, the African jacana, is a large distinctive jacana with specific physical traits and feeding habits.
Lesser Jacana
Microparra capensis (A.Smith, 1839)
Microparra capensis, the lesser jacana, is the smallest jacana with a unique monogamous, biparental mating system native to African wetlands.
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus (Scopoli, 1786)
This is a detailed description of the pheasant-tailed jacana, covering its appearance, distribution, habitat and behaviour.
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