Gulls and Terns
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large birds seabirds and includes gulls, kittiwakes and terns. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have longish bills and webbed feet.
- Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii
- Olrog's Gull Larus atlanticus
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus (A)
- Gray-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus
- Brown-hooded Gull Larus maculipennis
- Andean Gull Larus serranus
- Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maxima
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
- Snowy-crowned Tern Sterna trudeaui
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum (A)
- Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Argentina
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