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Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers—Laridae (32)

Black-legged Kittiwake Breeding adult

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

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Ivory Gull Adult

Ivory Gull

Pagophila eburnea

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Sabine's Gull Breeding adult

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini

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Bonaparte's Gull Breeding adult

Bonaparte's Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

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Black-headed Gull Breeding adult

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

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Little Gull Breeding adult

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

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Ross's Gull Breeding adult

Ross's Gull

Rhodostethia rosea

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Laughing Gull Breeding adult

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

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Franklin's Gull Breeding adult

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

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Heermann's Gull Breeding adult

Heermann's Gull

Larus heermanni

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Short-billed Gull Breeding adult (American)

Short-billed Gull

Larus brachyrhynchus

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Ring-billed Gull Breeding adult

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

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Western Gull Breeding adult

Western Gull

Larus occidentalis

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California Gull Breeding adult

California Gull

Larus californicus

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Herring Gull Breeding adult (American)

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

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Iceland Gull Adult (Iceland)

Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides

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Lesser Black-backed Gull Breeding adult (graellsii)

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

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Glaucous-winged Gull Breeding adult

Glaucous-winged Gull

Larus glaucescens

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Glaucous Gull Adult

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

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Great Black-backed Gull Breeding adult

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

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Least Tern Breeding adult

Least Tern

Sternula antillarum

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Gull-billed Tern Breeding adult

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

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Caspian Tern Breeding adult

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

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Black Tern Breeding adult

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

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Roseate Tern Breeding adult

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

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Common Tern Breeding adult (hirundo/tibetana)

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

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Arctic Tern Breeding adult

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

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Forster's Tern Breeding adult

Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteri

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Royal Tern Nonbreeding adult (American)

Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

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Sandwich Tern Breeding adult (Eurasian)

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

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Elegant Tern Nonbreeding adult

Elegant Tern

Thalasseus elegans

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Black Skimmer Breeding adult

Black Skimmer

Rynchops niger

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