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 23 species which occur in Germany.
- Mew Gull Larus canus
- Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii (A)
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis (A)
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Heuglin's Gull Larus heuglini (A)
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans (A)
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus (A)
- Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
- Slender-billed Gull Larus genei (A)
- Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia (A)
- Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus
- Laughing Gull Larus atricilla (A)
- Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan (A)
- Little Gull Larus minutus
- Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea (A)
- Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea (A)
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini (A)
- Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Read more about this topic: Birds Of Germany
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