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 16 species which occur in Hong Kong.
- Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
- Mew Gull Larus canus (A)
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens (A)
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus (A)
- Heuglin's Gull Larus heuglini
- Vega Gull Larus vegae
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (A)
- Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus (A)
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei (A)
- Saunders's Gull Chroicocephalus saundersi
- Relict Gull Ichthyaetus relictus (A)
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus (A)
- Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Hong Kong
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