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Laridae -
Gulls, Terns and Skimmers
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus pileatus
Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris tenuirostris
White Tern
Gygis alba candida
single member of genus
* Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger niger
* Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger cinerascens
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris
monotypic
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
monotypic
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
monotypic, single member of genus
Red-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus scopulinus
monotypic, endemic to New Zealand
Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri
monotypic, endemic to New Zealand
Brown-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
monotypic
Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
monotypic
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
monotypic
Grey-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus poiocephalus
Updated - 06.09.15
Hartlaub's Gull
Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
monotypic
Dolphin Gull
Leucophaeus scoresbii
monotypic
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla atricilla
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
monotypic
Pallas's Gull
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
monotypic
Belcher's Gull
Larus belcheri
monotypic
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
monotypic
* Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus dominicanus
Updated - 06.09.15
* Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus vetula
* Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus austrinus
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus argenteus
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
monotypic
Vega Gull
Larus vegae mongolicus
* Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus graellsii
* Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus fuscus
* Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus heuglini
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica nilotica
single member of genus
Updated - 06.09.15
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
monotypic, single member of genus
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maxima maxima
* Swift Tern
Thalasseus bergii bergii
* Swift Tern
Thalasseus bergii thalassinus
* Swift Tern
Thalasseus bergii velox
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
monotypic
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis bengalensis
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis sandvicensis
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons albifrons
Saunders's Tern
Sternula saundersi
monotypic
Damara Tern
Sternula balaenarum
monotypic
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus antarcticus
* Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus fuscatus
* Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus nubilosus
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii dougallii
White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata
monotypic
South American Tern
Sterna hirundinacea
monotypic
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo hirundo
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
monotypic
* Antarctic Tern
Sterna vittata tristanensis
* Antarctic Tern
Sterna vittata georgiae
* Antarctic Tern
Sterna vittata vittata
* Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida hybrida
* Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida delalandii
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
monotypic
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger niger
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex simplex
single member of genus
Inca Tern
Larosterna inca
monotypic,single member of genus
