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Gulls

Order: Charadriiformes Suborder Lari (skuas, gulls & terns)
Family: Laridae  Link: Gulls

Medium to large seabirds with grey, white and black plumage, webbed feet and strong bills. Many are opportunistic and adaptable feeders. There are about 56 species worldwide, 23 are found in Britain.

Bird

Latin

Lists

Links

Notes

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

A

Black-legged Kittiwake

Kittiwake

 

Gull (Common)

Larus canus

A

Common Gull

RSPB

 

Black-headed Gull

Larus ridibundus

A

Black-headed Gull

RSPB

 

Caspian Gull

Larus cachinnans

A

Caspian Gull

 

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

A

Glaucous Gull

RSPB

 

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

A

Great Black-backed Gull

RSPB

 

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

A

Herring Gull

RSPB

 

Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides

A

Iceland Gull

RSPB

 

Little Gull

Larus minutus

A

Little Gull

RSPB

 

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

A

Lesser Black-backed Gull

RSPB

 

Mediterranean Gull

Larus melanocephalus

A

Mediterranean Gull

RSPB

 

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

A

Ring-billed Gull

 

Sabine's Gull

Larus sabini

A

Sabine's Gull

 

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

A

Yellow-legged Gull

RSPB

 

Great Black-headed Gull

Larus ichthyaetus

B

Great Black-headed Gull

rare

Laughing Gull

Larus atricilla

A

Laughing Gull

rare

Franklin's Gull

Larus pipixcan

A

Franklin's Gull

rare

Bonaparte's Gull

Larus philadelphia

A

Bonaparte's Gull

rare

Slender-billed Gull

Larus genei

A

Slender-billed Gull

rare

Audouin's Gull

Larus audouinii

A

Audouin's Gull

rare

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus

A

American Herring Gull

rare

Ross's Gull

Rhodostethia rosea

A

Ross's Gull

rare

Ivory Gull

Pagophila eburnea

A

Ivory Gull

rare

 


By: Keith Park Section: Wildlife Key:
Page Ref: gulls Topic: Birds  Last Updated: 03/2010
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