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 15 species which occur in Saudi Arabia.
- White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus
- Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii
- Mew Gull Larus canus
- Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- 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
- Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus
- Gray-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus (A)
- Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
- Slender-billed Gull Larus genei
- Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus
- Little Gull Larus minutus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Saudi Arabia
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