AVITOPIA - Gulls

Scientific system: Clements et al.

Familia: Laridae

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Creagrus

Rissa

Pagophila

Xema

Saundersilarus

Chroicocephalus

Hydrocoloeus

Rhodostethia

Leucophaeus

Ichthyaetus

Larus

Anous

Gygis

Onychoprion

Sternula

Phaetusa

Gelochelidon

Hydroprogne

Larosterna

Chlidonias

Sterna

Thalasseus

Rynchops

The family of Gulls is found worldwide, most of the species are migratory birds. The body length ranges from 20 cm to 75 cm. Gulls are strongly built, they have long, pointed wings and a rather long tail. Their feet are webbed. They are very good fliers who often sail or glide. They can also swim well, but few species dive. They often breed in large colonies.

Creagrus

     furcatus - Swallow-tailed Gull (5)

Rissa

     tridactyla - Black-legged Kittiwake (10)
     brevirostris - Red-legged Kittiwake (4)

Pagophila

     eburnea - Ivory Gull (6)

Xema

     sabini - Sabine's Gull (8)

Saundersilarus

     saundersi - Saunders's Gull (3)

Chroicocephalus

     genei - Slender-billed Gull (5)
     philadelphia - Bonaparte's Gull (5)
     serranus - Andean Gull (1)
     maculipennis - Brown-hooded Gull (2)
     bulleri - Black-billed Gull (2)
     scopulinus - Red-billed Gull (3)
     novaehollandiae - Silver Gull (5)
     cirrocephalus - Grey-hooded Gull (5)
     hartlaubii - Hartlaub's Gull (5)
     ridibundus - Common Black-headed Gull (15)
     brunnicephalus - Brown-headed Gull (1)

Hydrocoloeus

     minutus - Little Gull (5)

Rhodostethia

     rosea - Ross's Gull (4)

Leucophaeus

     scoresbii - Dolphin Gull (2)
     modestus - Grey Gull (3)
     atricilla - Laughing Gull (5)
     pipixcan - Franklin's Gull (5)
     fuliginosus - Lava Gull (4)

Ichthyaetus

     melanocephalus - Mediterranean Gull (4)
     relictus - Relict Gull (2)
     leucophthalmus - White-eyed Gull (4)
     hemprichii - Sooty Gull (7)
     ichthyaetus - Great Black-headed Gull (5)
     audouinii - Audouin's Gull (3)

Larus

     belcheri - Band-tailed Gull (2)
     atlanticus - Olrog's Gull (2)
     crassirostris - Black-tailed Gull (3)
     pacificus - Pacific Gull (3)
     heermanni - Heermann's Gull (3)
     canus - Mew Gull (9)
     delawarensis - Ring-billed Gull (4)
     occidentalis - Western Gull (3)
     livens - Yellow-footed Gull (1)
     californicus - California Gull (5)
     argentatus - Herring Gull (14)
     michahellis - Michahellis Gull (8)
     cachinnans - Caspian Gull (3)
     armenicus - Armenian Gull (3)
     glaucoides - Iceland Gull (5)
     fuscus - Lesser Black-backed Gull (11)
     schistisagus - Slaty-backed Gull (1)
     glaucescens - Glaucous-winged Gull (2)
     hyperboreus - Glaucous Gull (5)
     marinus - Great Black-backed Gull (6)
     dominicanus - Kelp Gull (12)

Anous

     stolidus - Brown Noddy (4)
     minutus - Black Noddy (5)
     tenuirostris - Sooty Noddy (2)
     albivitta - Grey Noddy (3)
     ceruleus - Blue Noddy (4)

Gygis

     alba - Angel Tern (7)

Onychoprion

     fuscatus - Sooty Tern (5)
     lunatus - Spectacled Tern (2)
     anaethetus - Bridled Tern (4)
     aleuticus - Aleutian Tern (3)

Sternula

     albifrons - Little Tern (6)
     antillarum - Least Tern (4)
     superciliaris - Yellow-billed Tern (1)
     nereis - Fairy Tern (2)
     lorata - Peruvian Tern (1)
     saundersi - Saunders's Tern (1)
     balaenarum - Damara Tern (3)

Phaetusa

     simplex - Large-billed Tern (4)

Gelochelidon

     nilotica - Gull-billed Tern (8)

Hydroprogne

     caspia - Caspian Tern (8)

Larosterna

     inca - Inca Tern (6)

Chlidonias

     niger - Black Tern (7)
     leucopterus - White-winged Tern (5)
     hybrida - Whiskered Tern (5)
     albostriatus - Black-fronted Tern (1)

Sterna

     dougallii - Roseate Tern (5)
     striata - White-fronted Tern (1)
     sumatrana - Black-naped Tern (3)
     hirundo - Common Tern (13)
     paradisaea - Arctic Tern (7)
     hirundinacea - South American Tern (1)
     vittata - Antarctic Tern (2)
     forsteri - Forster's Tern (4)
     trudeaui - Snowy-crowned Tern (2)
     acuticauda - Black-bellied Tern (1)
     aurantia - River Tern (3)
     repressa - White-cheeked Tern (2)
     virgata - Kerguelen Tern (2)

Thalasseus

     maximus - Royal Tern (5)
     bergii - Swift Tern (9)
     sandvicensis - Sandwich Tern (8)
     elegans - Elegant Tern (2)
     bengalensis - Lesser Crested Tern (3)
     bernsteini - Chinese Crested Tern (2)

Rynchops

     niger - Black Skimmer (11)
     flavirostris - African Skimmer (3)
     albicollis - Indian Skimmer (3)

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