List of Birds of Egypt - Gulls

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 18 species which occur in Egypt.

  • White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus
  • Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii
  • Mew Gull Larus canus
  • Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii
  • Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
  • Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
  • Heuglin's Gull Larus heuglini
  • Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
  • Armenian Gull Larus armenicus
  • Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus
  • Gray-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus
  • Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
  • Slender-billed Gull Larus genei
  • Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus
  • Little Gull Larus minutus
  • Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
  • Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

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