List of Birds of Oklahoma - Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Laridae

Laridae is a family of medium to large birds seabirds and includes jaegers, skuas, gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet.

  • Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla
  • Franklin's Gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan
  • Little Gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus
  • Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus (A)
  • Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia
  • Heermann's Gull, Larus heermanni (A)
  • Mew Gull, Larus canus (A)
  • Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis
  • California Gull, Larus californicus
  • Herring Gull, Larus argentatus
  • Thayer's Gull, Larus thayeri (A)
  • Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides (A)
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus
  • Glaucous-winged Gull, Larus glaucescens (A)
  • Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus
  • Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus (A)
  • Sabine's Gull, Xema sabini
  • Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla (A)
  • Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia
  • Royal Tern, Thalasseus maximus (A)
  • Common Tern, Sterna hirundo
  • Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea (A)
  • Forster's Tern, Sterna forsteri
  • Least Tern, Sternula antillarum
  • Black Tern, Chlidonias niger
  • Black Skimmer, Rynchops niger (A)

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