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 27 species which occur in Russia.
- Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
- Mew Gull Larus canus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Heuglin's Gull Larus heuglini
- East Siberian Gull Larus vegae
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Armenian Gull Larus armenicus
- Steppe Gull Larus barabensis
- Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus
- Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus
- Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
- Slender-billed Gull Larus genei
- Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia
- Saunders's Gull Larus saundersi
- Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus
- Relict Gull Larus relictus
- Little Gull Larus minutus
- Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea
- Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris
- Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Russia
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