Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large birds seabirds and includes 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
- Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Heermann's Gull, Larus heermanni (A)
- Mew Gull, Larus canus
- Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis
- California Gull, Larus californicus
- Herring Gull, Larus argentatus
- Thayer's Gull, Larus thayeri
- Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides
- Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus
- Slaty-backed Gull, Larus schistisagus (A)
- Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus
- Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus
- Sabine's Gull, Xema sabini
- Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla
- Ross's Gull, Rhodostethia rosea (A)
- Ivory Gull, Pagophila eburnea
- Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscata (A)
- Least Tern, Sternula antillarum (A)
- Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia
- Black Tern, Chlidonias niger
- White-winged Tern, Chlidonias leucopterus (A)
- Common Tern, Sterna hirundo
- Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea
- Forster's Tern, Sterna forsteri
- Royal Tern, Thalasseus maxima (A)
- Sandwich Tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis (A)
- Black Skimmer, Rynchops niger (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Ontario