Gulls
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large birds seabirds and includes gulls and kittiwakes. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. There are 55 species worldwide and around 11 species which occur in India. The identity of some species earlier included under Herring Gull are now questioned.
- Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Herring Gull Larus argentatus (Species boundary not well defined and is part of a complex)
- Heuglin's Gull Larus heuglini
- Steppe Gull Larus heuglini barabensis
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans (Hypothetical according to Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005)
- Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus (Hypothetical according to Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005)
- Relict Gull Larus relictus (Possible according to Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005)
- Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus
- Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
- Slender-billed Gull Larus genei
- Little Gull Larus minutus
- Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
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