Wildlife North America
your online guide to North American Animals

Skuas, Gulls, Terns, Skimmers



Black Tern
(Chlidonias niger)
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Black Tern
In breeding plumage, the Black Tern is dark colored with a black head, neck and chest, and gray wings. In non-breeding plumage the head is white with dark crown and naps; the underside is white and wings gray. The young are a pale gray with scale...  Read more >
Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)
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Herring Gull
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Laughing Gull
(Larus atricilla)
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Laughing Gull
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California Gull
(Larus californicus)
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California Gull
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Mew Gull
(Larus canus)
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Mew Gull
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Ring-billed Gull
(Larus delawarensis)
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Ring-billed Gull
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Heermann's Gull
(Larus heermanni)
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Heermann's Gull
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Western Gull
(Larus occidentalis)
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Western Gull
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Bonaparte's Gull
(Larus philadelphia)
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Bonaparte's Gull
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Franklin's Gull
(Larus pipixcan)
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Franklin's Gull
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Black-headed Gull
(Larus ridibundus)
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Black-headed Gull
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Black Skimmer
(Rynchops niger)
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Black Skimmer
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Forster's Tern
(Sterna forsteri)
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Forster's Tern
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Least Tern
(Sternula antillarum)
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Least Tern
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Royal Tern
(Thalasseus maximus)
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Royal Tern
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