Jaegers, Gulls & Terns (NA)

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Laridae

They are in general medium to large birds, typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet.

Apart from the kittiwakes, gulls are typically coastal or inland species, rarely venturing far out to sea. The large species take up to four years to attain full adult plumage, but two years is typical for small gulls.

Genus: Catharacta

• Great Skua (Catharacta skua)
• South Polar Skua (Catharacta maccormicki)

Genus: Stercorarius

• Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)
• Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
• Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)

Genus: Larus

• Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)
• Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan)
• Little Gull (Larus minutus)
• Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
• Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
• Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni)
• Band-tailed Gull (Larus belcheri)
• Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris)
• Mew Gull (Larus canus)
• Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
• California Gull (Larus californicus)
• Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
• Yellow-legged Gull (Larus cachinnans)
• Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
• Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
• Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
• Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistisagus)
• Yellow-footed Gull (Larus livens)
• Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
• Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
• Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
• Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)

Genus: Xema

• Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini)

Genus: Rissa

• Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
• Red-legged Kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris)

Genus: Rhodostethia

• Ross's Gull (Rhodostethia rosea)

Genus: Pagophila

• Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea)

Genus: Sterna

• Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica)
• Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)
• Royal Tern (Sterna maxima)
• Elegant Tern (Sterna elegans)
• Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
• Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)
• Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
• Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
• Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
• Least Tern (Sterna antillarum)
• Aleutian Tern (Sterna aleutica)
• Bridled Tern (Sterna anaethetus)
• Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)

Genus: Phaetusa

• Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex)

Genus: Chlidonias

• White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
• Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus)
• Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)

Genus: Anous

• Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
• Black Noddy (Anous minutus)

Genus: Rynchops

• Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)