Gulls and Terns
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large birds seabirds and includes gulls, kittiwakes, and terns. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally general medium to large sea-birds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species now known to live in excess of 25 to 30 years.
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis (A)
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus (A)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus (A)
- Herring Gull Larus argentatus (A)
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscata
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
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