Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls

African Skimmer

Rynchops flavirostris

Indian Skimmer

Rynchops albicollis

Black Skimmer

Rynchops niger

Atlantic White Tern

Gygis alba

Blue-billed White Tern

Gygis candida

Little White Tern

Gygis microrhyncha

Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus

Lesser Noddy

Anous tenuirostris

Black Noddy

Anous minutus

Grey Noddy

Anous albivitta

Blue Noddy

Anous ceruleus

Aleutian Tern

Onychoprion aleuticus

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

Spectacled Tern

Onychoprion lunatus

Bridled Tern

Onychoprion anaethetus

Damara Tern

Sternula balaenarum

Fairy Tern

Sternula nereis

Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

Yellow-billed Tern

Sternula superciliaris

Peruvian Tern

Sternula lorata

Saunders's Tern

Sternula saundersi

Least Tern

Sternula antillarum

Large-billed Tern

Phaetusa simplex

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Australian Tern

Gelochelidon macrotarsa

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Inca Tern

Larosterna inca

Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybrida

Black-fronted Tern

Chlidonias albostriatus

White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Elegant Tern

Thalasseus elegans

Chinese Crested Tern

Thalasseus bernsteini

Greater Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii

Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

West African Crested Tern

Thalasseus albididorsalis

Lesser Crested Tern

Thalasseus bengalensis

River Tern

Sterna aurantia

Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteri

Snowy-crowned Tern

Sterna trudeaui

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

South American Tern

Sterna hirundinacea

Antarctic Tern

Sterna vittata

Kerguelen Tern

Sterna virgata

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

White-cheeked Tern

Sterna repressa

Black-naped Tern

Sterna sumatrana

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

White-fronted Tern

Sterna striata

Black-bellied Tern

Sterna acuticauda

Swallow-tailed Gull

Creagrus furcatus

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Ross's Gull

Rhodostethia rosea

Red-legged Kittiwake

Rissa brevirostris

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini

Ivory Gull

Pagophila eburnea

Saunders's Gull

Saundersilarus saundersi

Slender-billed Gull

Chroicocephalus genei

Bonaparte's Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Brown-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus

Hartlaub's Gull

Chroicocephalus hartlaubii

Grey-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Brown-hooded Gull

Chroicocephalus maculipennis

Andean Gull

Chroicocephalus serranus

Black-billed Gull

Chroicocephalus bulleri

Silver Gull

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

Dolphin Gull

Leucophaeus scoresbii

Grey Gull

Leucophaeus modestus

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

Lava Gull

Leucophaeus fuliginosus

Pallas's Gull

Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

Relict Gull

Ichthyaetus relictus

Audouin's Gull

Ichthyaetus audouinii

Mediterranean Gull

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

White-eyed Gull

Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus

Sooty Gull

Ichthyaetus hemprichii

Pacific Gull

Larus pacificus

Belcher's Gull

Larus belcheri

Black-tailed Gull

Larus crassirostris

Olrog's Gull

Larus atlanticus

Heermann's Gull

Larus heermanni

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Short-billed Gull

Larus brachyrhynchus

Common Gull

Larus canus

Yellow-footed Gull

Larus livens

Western Gull

Larus occidentalis

Caspian Gull

Larus cachinnans

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus

Vega Gull

Larus vegae

Mongolian Gull

Larus mongolicus

European Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Armenian Gull

Larus armenicus

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

California Gull

Larus californicus

Glaucous-winged Gull

Larus glaucescens

Slaty-backed Gull

Larus schistisagus

Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides