Bird group
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
105 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.
The African Skimmer is a gull, tern, or skimmer of African rivers, coasts, and wetlands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Aleutian Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of the North Pacific and Aleutian region. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The American Herring Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of the Americas. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects, carrion, or…
The Andean Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of South American coasts, lakes, and wetlands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Antarctic Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of subantarctic and Antarctic coasts. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects,…
The Arctic Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Arctic breeding coasts and Antarctic wintering seas. It feeds around water on fish,…
The Armenian Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Central Asian lakes, steppes, and inland seas. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Atlantic White-Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around…
The Audouin's Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Mediterranean and nearby western Palearctic wetlands and coasts. It feeds around water on…
The Australian Fairy Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Australia and nearby islands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects,…
The Australian Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Australia and nearby islands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects,…
The Belcher's Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of South American coasts, lakes, and wetlands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Black Noddy is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water on…
The Black Skimmer is a gull, tern, or skimmer of large rivers, sandbars, lagoons, and tropical coasts. It feeds around water on fish,…
The Black Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water on…
The Black-bellied Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of South Asian rivers and wetlands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects,…
The Black-billed Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of New Zealand. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects, carrion, or scraps;…
The Black-fronted Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of New Zealand. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects, carrion, or scraps;…
The Black-headed Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of coasts, islands, rivers, wetlands, and open seas. It feeds around water on fish,…
The Black-legged Kittiwake is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Arctic and northern oceanic regions. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Black-naped Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Sumatra. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects, carrion, or scraps; terns…
The Black-tailed Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of East Asian coasts and islands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects,…
The Blue-billed White-Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around…
The Blue-gray Noddy is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water…
The Bonaparte's Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of the Americas. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects, carrion, or scraps;…
The Bridled Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water on…
The Brown Noddy is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water on…
The Brown-headed Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of coasts, islands, rivers, wetlands, and open seas. It feeds around water on fish,…
The Brown-hooded Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of coasts, islands, rivers, wetlands, and open seas. It feeds around water on fish,…
The California Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of western North American wetlands and coasts. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Caspian Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Central Asian lakes, steppes, and inland seas. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Caspian Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Central Asian lakes, steppes, and inland seas. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Chinese Crested Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of East Asian coasts and islands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects,…
The Common Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of coasts, islands, rivers, wetlands, and open seas. It feeds around water on fish,…
The Common Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water on…
The Damara Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of African rivers, coasts, and wetlands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects,…
The Dolphin Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of South American coasts, lakes, and wetlands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Elegant Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water on…
The European Herring Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of coasts, islands, rivers, wetlands, and open seas. It feeds around water on fish,…
The Forster's Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of the Americas. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects, carrion, or scraps;…
The Franklin's Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of coasts, islands, rivers, wetlands, and open seas. It feeds around water on fish,…
The Glaucous Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Arctic and northern oceanic regions. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects,…
The Glaucous-winged Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Arctic and northern oceanic regions. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Gray Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of South American coasts, lakes, and wetlands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Gray Noddy is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water on…
The Gray-backed Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water…
The Gray-hooded Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of African rivers, coasts, and wetlands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Great Black-backed Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of the North Atlantic. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects,…
The Great Crested Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around…
The Gull-billed Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water…
The Hartlaub's Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of African rivers, coasts, and wetlands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Heermann's Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of coasts, islands, rivers, wetlands, and open seas. It feeds around water on fish,…
The Iceland Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Arctic and northern oceanic regions. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects,…
The Inca Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of South American coasts, lakes, and wetlands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Indian Skimmer is a gull, tern, or skimmer of South Asian rivers and wetlands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects,…
The Ivory Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Arctic and northern oceanic regions. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects,…
The Kelp Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of coasts, islands, rivers, wetlands, and open seas. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Kerguelen Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Kerguelen and southern Indian Ocean islands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Large-billed Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water…
The Laughing Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of the Americas. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects, carrion, or scraps;…
The Lava Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of the Galapagos Islands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects, carrion, or…
The Least Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water on…
The Lesser Black-backed Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of coasts, islands, rivers, wetlands, and open seas. It feeds around water on…
The Lesser Crested Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around…
The Lesser Noddy is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water on…
The Little Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of coasts, islands, rivers, wetlands, and open seas. It feeds around water on fish,…
The Little Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water on…
The Little White-Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water…
The Mediterranean Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Mediterranean and nearby western Palearctic wetlands and coasts. It feeds around…
The Mongolian Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Central Asian lakes, steppes, and inland seas. It feeds around water on fish,…
The Olrog's Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of South American coasts, lakes, and wetlands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Pacific Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Australia and nearby islands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects, carrion,…
The Pallas's Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Central Asian lakes, steppes, and inland seas. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Peruvian Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of South American coasts, lakes, and wetlands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Red-legged Kittiwake is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Arctic and northern oceanic regions. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Relict Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of coasts, islands, rivers, wetlands, and open seas. It feeds around water on fish,…
The Ring-billed Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of the Americas. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects, carrion, or scraps;…
The River Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of South Asian rivers and wetlands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects,…
The Roseate Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water on…
The Ross's Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Arctic and northern oceanic regions. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects,…
The Royal Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water on…
The Sabine's Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Arctic and northern oceanic regions. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects,…
The Sandwich Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Mediterranean and nearby western Palearctic wetlands and coasts. It feeds around water on…
The Saunders's Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of coasts, islands, rivers, wetlands, and open seas. It feeds around water on fish,…
The Saunders's Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and northwestern Indian Ocean coasts. It feeds around water on…
The Short-billed Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of coasts, islands, rivers, wetlands, and open seas. It feeds around water on fish,…
The Silver Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Australia and nearby islands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects, carrion,…
The Slaty-backed Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of East Asian coasts and islands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects,…
The Slender-billed Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Mediterranean and nearby western Palearctic wetlands and coasts. It feeds around…
The Snowy-crowned Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around…
The Sooty Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and northwestern Indian Ocean coasts. It feeds around water on fish,…
The Sooty Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water on…
The South American Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of South American coasts, lakes, and wetlands. It feeds around water on fish,…
The Swallow-tailed Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of the Galapagos Islands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects, carrion,…
The Vega Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of East Asian coasts and islands. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans, insects, carrion,…
The West African Crested Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of African rivers, coasts, and wetlands. It feeds around water on fish,…
The Western Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of western North American wetlands and coasts. It feeds around water on fish, crustaceans,…
The Whiskered Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water on…
The White-cheeked Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and northwestern Indian Ocean coasts. It feeds around water on…
The White-eyed Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and northwestern Indian Ocean coasts. It feeds around water on…
The White-fronted Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around…
The White-winged Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around water…
The Yellow-billed Tern is a gull, tern, or skimmer of tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceanic coasts and islands. It feeds around…
The Yellow-footed Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of western North American wetlands and coasts. It feeds around water on fish,…
The Yellow-legged Gull is a gull, tern, or skimmer of Mediterranean and nearby western Palearctic wetlands and coasts. It feeds around…
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