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Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
(Order: CHARADRIIFORMES, Family: LARIDAE)
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Plovers and Lapwings
(CHARADRIIDAE)
Oystercatchers
(HAEMATOPODIDAE)
Stilts and Avocets
(RECURVIROSTRIDAE)
Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
(SCOLOPACIDAE)
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
(LARIDAE)
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
(ALCIDAE)
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Seabamirum
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
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Ian Davies
Ivory Gull
Pagophila eburnea
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Tom Johnson
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
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Andy Johnson
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
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Tony Crook
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
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Chris Wood
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
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Michael Harvey
Ross's Gull
Rhodostethia rosea
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Gerrit Vyn
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
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Gerry Dewaghe
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
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Mike Forsman
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
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Typical Voice
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Andy Johnson
Mew Gull
Larus canus
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Raymond Lee
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
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Gerrit Vyn
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
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Gerrit Vyn
California Gull
Larus californicus
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Andy Johnson
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
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Jamie Chavez
Thayer's Gull
Larus thayeri
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Rhys Marsh
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
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Andy Jordan
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
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Dennis Cheasebro
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
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Reynir Skarsgård
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
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Gerrit Vyn
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
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Gerrit Vyn
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Identification
Life History
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Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Identification
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Tim Lenz
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Identification
Life History
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Robert Kirchen
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Identification
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Will Sweet
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Identification
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Greg Schneider
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Identification
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Andy Johnson
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
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Anton Collins
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
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Barbara Lynne
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
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Cleber
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
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Steve Zamek
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
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Phillip Simmons
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
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Our database includes 584 of the more than 700 regularly occurring North American bird species.
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
(ANSERIFORMES)
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
(ANATIDAE)
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
(GALLIFORMES)
Curassows and Guans
(CRACIDAE)
New World Quail
(ODONTOPHORIDAE)
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys and Old World Quail
(PHASIANIDAE)
Loons
(GAVIIFORMES)
Loons
(GAVIIDAE)
Grebes
(PODICIPEDIFORMES)
Grebes
(PODICIPEDIDAE)
Tubenoses
(PROCELLARIIFORMES)
Albatrosses
(DIOMEDEIDAE)
Shearwaters and Petrels
(PROCELLARIIDAE)
Storm-Petrels
(HYDROBATIDAE)
Storks
(CICONIIFORMES)
Storks
(CICONIIDAE)
Frigatebirds, Boobies, Cormorants, Darters, and Allies
(SULIFORMES)
Frigatebirds
(FREGATIDAE)
Boobies and Gannets
(SULIDAE)
Cormorants
(PHALACROCORACIDAE)
Darters
(ANHINGIDAE)
Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies
(PELECANIFORMES)
Pelicans
(PELECANIDAE)
Bitterns, Herons, and Allies
(ARDEIDAE)
Ibises and Spoonbills
(THRESKIORNITHIDAE)
Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies
(ACCIPITRIFORMES)
New World Vultures
(CATHARTIDAE)
Ospreys
(PANDIONIDAE)
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies
(ACCIPITRIDAE)
Cranes and Rails
(GRUIFORMES)
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
(RALLIDAE)
Limpkins
(ARAMIDAE)
Cranes
(GRUIDAE)
Plovers, Sandpipers, and Allies
(CHARADRIIFORMES)
Plovers and Lapwings
(CHARADRIIDAE)
Oystercatchers
(HAEMATOPODIDAE)
Stilts and Avocets
(RECURVIROSTRIDAE)
Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
(SCOLOPACIDAE)
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
(LARIDAE)
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
(ALCIDAE)
Pigeons and Doves
(COLUMBIFORMES)
Pigeons and Doves
(COLUMBIDAE)
Cuckoos
(CUCULIFORMES)
Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis
(CUCULIDAE)
Owls
(STRIGIFORMES)
Barn Owls
(TYTONIDAE)
Typical Owls
(STRIGIDAE)
Nightjars
(CAPRIMULGIFORMES)
Goatsuckers
(CAPRIMULGIDAE)
Swifts and Hummingbirds
(APODIFORMES)
Swifts
(APODIDAE)
Hummingbirds
(TROCHILIDAE)
Kingfishers and Allies
(CORACIIFORMES)
Kingfishers
(ALCEDINIDAE)
Woodpeckers
(PICIFORMES)
Woodpeckers and Allies
(PICIDAE)
Caracaras and Falcons
(FALCONIFORMES)
Caracaras and Falcons
(FALCONIDAE)
Perching Birds
(PASSERIFORMES)
Tyrant Flycatchers
(TYRANNIDAE)
Shrikes
(LANIIDAE)
Vireos
(VIREONIDAE)
Jays, Magpies, and Crows
(CORVIDAE)
Larks
(ALAUDIDAE)
Swallows
(HIRUNDINIDAE)
Chickadees and Titmice
(PARIDAE)
Verdin
(REMIZIDAE)
Bushtits
(AEGITHALIDAE)
Nuthatches
(SITTIDAE)
Creepers
(CERTHIIDAE)
Wrens
(TROGLODYTIDAE)
Gnatcatchers
(POLIOPTILIDAE)
Dippers
(CINCLIDAE)
Kinglets
(REGULIDAE)
Leaf Warblers
(PHYLLOSCOPIDAE)
Old World Warblers
(SYLVIIDAE)
Old World Flycatchers
(MUSCICAPIDAE)
Thrushes
(TURDIDAE)
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
(MIMIDAE)
Starlings and Allies
(STURNIDAE)
Wagtails and Pipits
(MOTACILLIDAE)
Waxwings
(BOMBYCILLIDAE)
Silky-Flycatchers
(PTILOGONATIDAE)
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
(CALCARIIDAE)
Wood-Warblers
(PARULIDAE)
New World Sparrows and Allies
(EMBERIZIDAE)
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
(CARDINALIDAE)
Blackbirds and Allies
(ICTERIDAE)
Finches and Allies
(FRINGILLIDAE)
Old World Sparrows
(PASSERIDAE)
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