Aleutian tern
Onychoprion aleuticus
Laridae
VulnerableThe Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus) is a migratory bird living in the subarctic region of the globe most of the year. It is frequently associate...
Laridae
49 species found in North America
The Laridae family includes 49 species across North America. Browse the full list below for detailed information on each species.
All Laridae Species
Belcher's gull
Larus belcheri
Laridae
Least ConcernBelcher's gull (Larus belcheri), also known as the band-tailed gull, is a bird in the family Laridae found along the Pacific coast of South America. I...
Black noddy
Anous minutus
Laridae
Least ConcernThe black noddy (Anous minutus), also known as white-capped noddy, is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is a medium-sized seabird with black...
Black tern
Chlidonias niger
Laridae
Least ConcernThe black tern (Chlidonias niger) is a small tern generally found in or near inland water that breeds in Europe, Western Asia and North America. In wi...
Black-headed gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Laridae
Least ConcernThe black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small gull that breeds in much of the Palearctic in Europe and Asia, and also locally in small...
Black-legged kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
Laridae
VulnerableThe black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in hi...
Black-tailed gull
Larus crassirostris
Laridae
Least ConcernThe black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris) is a gull native to shorelines of East Asia.
Bonaparte's gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Laridae
Least ConcernBonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) is a gull found mainly in northern North America. At 28 to 38 cm (11 to 15 in) in length, it is one o...
Bridled tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Laridae
Least ConcernThe bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) is a seabird of the family Laridae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans. The scientific name is from Ancient...
Brown noddy
Anous stolidus
Laridae
Least ConcernThe brown noddy, common noddy or noddy tern (Anous stolidus) is a seabird in the family Laridae. The largest of the noddies, it can be told from the ...
California gull
Larus californicus
Laridae
Least ConcernThe California gull (Larus californicus) is a medium-sized gull, smaller on average than the herring gull, but larger on average than the ring-billed ...
Caspian tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Laridae
Least ConcernThe Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) is the world's largest species of tern, with a subcosmopolitan but scattered distribution. Despite its extensive...
Common gull
Larus canus
Laridae
Least ConcernThe common gull (Larus canus) is a gull that breeds in cool temperate regions of the Palearctic from Iceland and Scotland east to Kamchatka in the Rus...
Elegant tern
Thalasseus elegans
Laridae
Near ThreatenedThe elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) is a tern in the family Laridae. It breeds on the Pacific coast of southern California in the United States and ...
Franklin's gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Laridae
Least ConcernFranklin's gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) is a small (length 12.6–14.2 in, 32–36 cm) gull. The genus name Leucophaeus is from Ancient Greek leukos, "whit...
Glaucous gull
Larus hyperboreus
Laridae
Least ConcernThe glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) is a large gull, the second-largest gull in the world. The genus name is from Latin larus, which appears to have...
Glaucous-winged gull
Larus glaucescens
Laridae
Least ConcernThe glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens) is a large, white-headed gull. The genus name is from Latin Larus which appears to have referred to a gul...
Gray gull
Leucophaeus modestus
Laridae
Least Concernmedium-sized gull
Great black-backed gull
Larus marinus
Laridae
Least ConcernThe great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) is the largest member of the gull and tern family Laridae. It is a very aggressive hunter, pirate and scav...
Grey-headed gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Laridae
Least ConcernThe grey-headed gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus), also known as the grey-hooded gull, is a small species of gull which breeds patchily in South Am...
Gull-billed tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Laridae
Least ConcernThe gull-billed tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) is a tern in the family Laridae. It is widely distributed and breeds in scattered localities in Europe, A...
Heermann's gull
Larus heermanni
Laridae
Near ThreatenedHeermann's gull (Larus heermanni) is a gull resident in the United States, Mexico and extreme southwestern British Columbia, nearly all nesting on Isl...
Iceland gull
Larus glaucoides
Laridae
Least ConcernThe Iceland gull (Larus glaucoides) is a medium-sized gull that breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland, but not in Iceland (as its name ...
Inca tern
Larosterna inca
Laridae
Near ThreatenedThe Inca tern (Larosterna inca) is a near-threatened species of tern in the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae (the gulls, terns, and skimmers...
Ivory gull
Pagophila eburnea
Laridae
Near ThreatenedThe ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) is a small gull, the only species in the genus Pagophila. It is a resident breeding bird in the high Arctic and has...
Kelp gull
Larus dominicanus
Laridae
Least ConcernThe kelp gull (Larus dominicanus), also known as the Dominican gull, is a gull that breeds on coasts and islands through much of the Southern Hemisph...
Large-billed tern
Phaetusa simplex
Laridae
Least ConcernThe large-billed tern (Phaetusa simplex) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is placed the monotypic genus Phaetusa. It is found in most of...
Laughing gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Laridae
Least ConcernThe laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. Named from its laugh-like call, it is an opportunistic om...
Least tern
Sternula antillarum
Laridae
Least ConcernThe least tern (Sternula antillarum) is a species of tern that breeds in North America and locally in northern South America. It is closely related to...
Lesser black-backed gull
Larus fuscus
Laridae
Least ConcernThe lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) is a large gull that breeds on the Atlantic and Arctic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from t...
Little gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Laridae
Least ConcernThe little gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) is a species of gull belonging to the family Laridae which is mainly found in the Palearctic with some small co...
Pallas's gull
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Laridae
Least ConcernPallas's gull (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus), also known as the great black-headed gull, is a large bird species. As is the case with many gulls, it has tr...
Red-legged kittiwake
Rissa brevirostris
Laridae
VulnerableThe red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris) is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae. It breeds in the Pribilof Islands, Bogoslof Island, and...
Ring-billed gull
Larus delawarensis
Laridae
Least ConcernThe ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull native to North America, breeding in Canada and the northern Contiguous United States...
Ross's gull
Rhodostethia rosea
Laridae
Least ConcernThe Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea) is a species of bird in the family Laridae of the order Charadriiformes.
Royal tern
Thalasseus maximus
Laridae
Least ConcernThe Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) is a species of bird in the family Laridae of the order Charadriiformes.
Sabine's gull
Xema sabini
Laridae
Least ConcernThe Sabine's gull (Xema sabini) is a species of bird in the family Laridae of the order Charadriiformes.
Sandwich tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Laridae
Least ConcernThe Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) is a species of bird in the family Laridae of the order Charadriiformes.
Short-billed gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Laridae
species of birds
Slaty-backed gull
Larus schistisagus
Laridae
Least ConcernThe Slaty-backed gull (Larus schistisagus) is a species of bird in the family Laridae of the order Charadriiformes.
Sooty tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Laridae
Least ConcernThe Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) is a species of bird in the family Laridae of the order Charadriiformes.
Swallow-tailed gull
Creagrus furcatus
Laridae
Least ConcernThe Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) is a species of bird in the family Laridae of the order Charadriiformes.
Western gull
Larus occidentalis
Laridae
Least ConcernThe Western gull (Larus occidentalis) is a species of bird in the family Laridae of the order Charadriiformes.
Whiskered tern
Chlidonias hybridus
Laridae
Least ConcernThe Whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybridus) is a species of bird in the family Laridae of the order Charadriiformes.
White tern
Gygis alba
Laridae
Least ConcernThe White tern (Gygis alba) is a species of bird in the family Laridae of the order Charadriiformes.
White-winged tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Laridae
Least ConcernThe White-winged tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) is a species of bird in the family Laridae of the order Charadriiformes.
Yellow-billed tern
Sternula superciliaris
Laridae
Least ConcernThe Yellow-billed tern (Sternula superciliaris) is a species of bird in the family Laridae of the order Charadriiformes.
Yellow-footed gull
Larus livens
Laridae
Least ConcernThe Yellow-footed gull (Larus livens) is a species of bird in the family Laridae of the order Charadriiformes.
Yellow-legged gull
Larus cachinnans
Laridae
Least ConcernThe Yellow-legged gull (Larus cachinnans) is a species of bird in the family Laridae of the order Charadriiformes.
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