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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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