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 19 species which occur in China.
- Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
- Mew Gull Larus canus
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens (A)
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Heuglin's Gull Larus heuglini
- East Siberian Gull Larus vegae
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus
- Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus (A)
- Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus
- Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
- Slender-billed Gull Larus genei
- Saunders's Gull Larus saundersi
- Relict Gull Larus relictus
- Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan (A)
- Little Gull Larus minutus (A)
- Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea (A)
- Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of China
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