[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Laridae | [latin] Rissa brevirostris | [UK] Red-legged Kittiwake | [FR] Mouette des brumes | [DE] Klippenmowe | [ES] Gaviota Piquicorta | [NL] Roodpootdrieteenmeeuw Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Pagophila brevirostris Rissa brevirostris NA Aleutian Islands, Pribilof Islands n PO Physical charateristics Adult: Similar […]

[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Laridae | [latin] Sterna superciliaris | [UK] Yellow-billed Tern | [FR] Sterne argentee | [DE] | [ES] Charrancito amazonico | [NL] Amazonestern Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Small tern with a greenish bill, in breeding plamage dark grey above and white below. Forehead white with a black streak from bill to […]

[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Laridae | [latin] Ichthyaetus relictus | [UK] Relict Gull | [FR] Mouette relique | [DE] Reliktmowe | [ES] Gaviota de Mongolia | [NL] Relictmeeuw Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics The Relict Gull falls between Black-headed Larus ridibindus and Common GullLarus canus kamtschatschensis in size, but appears rather longer-necked, more pigeon-chested, and […]

[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Laridae | [latin] Ichthyaetus audouinii | [UK] Audouins Gull | [FR] Goeland d’ Audouin | [DE] Korallenmowe | [ES] Gaviota de Audouin | [NL] Audouins Meeuw Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics White-bodied and head marine gull, with grey mantle and upperwings. Elongated sloping forehead and a red deep hooked bill, with […]

[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Laridae | [latin] Leucophaeus pipixcan | [UK] Franklins Gull | [FR] Mouette de Franklin | [DE] Prariemowe | [ES] Gaviota de Franklin | [NL] Franklins Meeuw Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics The Franklin’s Gull is a small gull of wetlands in the interior of North America. In breeding plumage, this species […]

[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Laridae | [latin] Larus delawarensis | [UK] Ring-billed Gull | [FR] Goeland a bec cercle | [DE] Ringschnabel-Mowe | [ES] | [NL] Ringsnavelmeeuw Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Ring-billed gulls are medium-sized gulls. Males are larger than females. They are 46 to 54 cm long (average 50.2 cm) and weigh 400 […]

[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Laridae | [latin] Onychoprion anaethetus | [UK] Bridled Tern | [FR] Sterne bridee | [DE] Zugel-Seeschwalbe | [ES] Charran embridado | [NL] Brilstern Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Onychoprion anaethetus TrO widespread Onychoprion anaethetus anaethetus e Indian Ocean and w Pacific Onychoprion anaethetus antarcticus […]

[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Laridae | [latin] Larus hyperboreus | [UK] Glaucous Gull | [FR] Goeland bourgmestre | [DE] Eismowe | [ES] Gaviota hiperborea | [NL] Grote Burgemeester Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Larus hyperboreus EU, NA widespread n coasts Larus hyperboreus barrovianus Alaska to nw Canada Larus […]

[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Laridae | [latin] Sterna dougallii | [UK] Roseate Tern | [FR] Sterne de Dougall | [DE] Rosen-Seeschwalbe | [ES] Charran rosado | [NL] Dougalls Stern Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Sterna dougallii Worldwide widespread coasts Sterna dougallii arideensis Seychelles to Madagascar and Rodrigues I. […]

[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Laridae | [latin] Sterna caspia | [UK] Caspian Tern | [FR] terne caspienne | [DE] Raub-Seeschwalbe | [ES] Gaviotin de Pico Rojo | [NL] Reuzenstern Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Thalasseus caspia Hydroprogne caspia Worldwide widespread except SA Physical charateristics The largest of the […]