Laridae: The Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Ethan has documented 31 out of 99 members of family Laridae.

Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus (Brown-Headed Gull)

Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Black-Headed Gull)

Chroicocephalus philadelphia (Bonaparte’s Gull)

Chroicocephalus genei (Slender-Billed Gull)

Larus californicus (California Gull)

Larus delawarensis (Ring-Billed Gull)

Larus schistisagus (Slaty-Backed Gull)

Recorded on Teuri Island

Larus cachinnans (Caspian Gull)

Larus occidentalis (Western Gull)

Larus pacificus (Pacific Gull)

Larus dominicanus (Kelp Gull)

Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (Pallas’s Gull)

Larus heermanni (Heermann’s Gull

Chroicocephalus bulleri (Black-Billed Gull)

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Silver Gull)

Gygis alba (White Tern)

Sterna hirundo (Common Tern)

Chlidonias hybrida (Whiskered Tern)

Thalasseus maximus (Royal Tern)

Hydroprogne caspia (Caspian Tern)

Sterna aurantia (River Tern)

Chlidonias niger (Black Tern)

Chlidonias leucopterus (White-Winged Tern)

Thalasseus sandvicensis (Sandwich Tern)

Thalasseus bergii (Great Crested Tern)

Sterna striata (White-Fronted Tern)

Chlidonias albostriatus (Black-Fronted Tern)

Onychoprion anaethetus (Bridled Tern)

Sterna sumatrana (Black-Naped Tern)

Sternula nereis (Fairy Tern)

Sternula albifrons (Little Tern)