Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large birds seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet.
- Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla
- Franklin's Gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Little Gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus *
- Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus *
- Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Heermann's Gull, Larus heermanni
- Belcher's Gull, Larus belcheri *
- Black-tailed Gull, Larus crassirostris *
- Mew Gull, Larus canus
- Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis
- California Gull, Larus californicus
- Herring Gull, Larus argentatus
- Thayer's Gull, Larus thayeri
- Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides *
- Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus *
- Slaty-backed Gull, Larus schistisagus *
- Yellow-footed Gull, Larus livens
- Western Gull, Larus occidentalis
- Glaucous-winged Gull, Larus glaucescens
- Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus
- Sabine's Gull, Xema sabini
- Swallow-tailed Gull, Creagrus furcatus *
- Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla
- Red-legged Kittiwake, Rissa brevirostris *
- Ross's Gull, Rhodostethia rosea *
- Ivory Gull, Pagophila eburnea *
- Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia
- Royal Tern, Thalasseus maxima
- Elegant Tern, Thalasseus elegans
- Sandwich Tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis *
- Common Tern, Sterna hirundo
- Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea
- Forster's Tern, Sterna forsteri
- Least Tern, Sternula antillarum
- Bridled Tern, Onychoprion anaethetus *
- Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscata *
- White-winged Tern, Chlidonias leucopterus *
- Black Tern, Chlidonias niger
- Black Skimmer, Rynchops niger
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of California