Gulls and Terns
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large birds seabirds and includesgulls, kittiwakes, and terns. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have webbed feet. There are 32 species which have been recorded in Colombia.
- Belcher's Gull Larus belcheri
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus (A)
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus (A)
- Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Gray-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (A)
- Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus
- Gray Gull Leucophaeus modestus
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- Swallow-tailed Gull Creagrus furcatus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans (A)
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maxima
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii (A)
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea (A)
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea (A)
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus (A)
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex
- Black Noddy Anous minutus (A)
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- White Tern Gygis alba (A)
- Inca Tern Larosterna inca (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Colombia
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