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Related species for the African skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris)
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Black skimmer (Rynchops niger)
The largest of the three skimmer species, the black skimmer is an unmistakable bird, best known for its remarkable beak. As in all skimmers…
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Indian skimmer (Rynchops albicollis)
Skimmers (Rhynchops) are known for their unique bill, which has a much longer lower mandible and is perfectly adapted to their specialised…
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Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
A medium-sized pale tern, the sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) is considered to be one of six species of ‘crested’ tern, which, according…
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River tern (Sterna aurantia)
Information on the river tern (Sterna aurantia) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Royal tern (Sterna maxima)
A large tern of the family Sternidae, the royal tern (Sterna maxima) is second only in size to the Caspian tern. It is considered to be one…
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Gull-billed tern (Sterna nilotica)
Information on the gull-billed tern is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea)
This distinctive gull is most striking in appearance when in its pure white adult plumage, which blends beautifully into its icy, Arctic…
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Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus)
The common name of this species is inaccurate, as adult black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus) have a chocolate-brown head in summer. In…
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Slender-billed gull (Larus genei)
The slender-billed gull (Larus genei) is most easily identified by its distinctive profile, with a long, sloping forehead and a long…
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Black-fronted tern (Sterna albostriata)
This small, threatened bird is one of many tern species that live around the New Zealand coast, but is unique by being the only one that…
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Heermann’s gull (Larus heermanni)
Heermann’s gull is distinctive with a dark grey-brown back and wings, pale grey underside and rump, and white head, tips to the tail and…
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Common gull (Larus canus)
The name common gull (Larus canus) is rather misleading, as this gull is not all that common. It is generally similar in appearance to…
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Sooty tern (Sterna fuscata)
Information on the sooty tern is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Chinese crested tern (Sterna bernsteini)
Previously thought to be possibly extinct, the Chinese crested tern (Sterna bernsteini) was rediscovered in 2000 with a population of just…
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Audouin’s gull (Larus audouinii)
With typical gull colouring of black, white and grey, Audouin’s gull’s most distinctive features are its scarlet red bill and dark eye. The…
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Sooty gull (Larus hemprichii)
Information on the sooty gull is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Little gull (Larus minutus)
Aptly named for being the smallest gull in the world, the little gull (Larus minutus) is also distinguished by its broad, rounded wings…
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Black tern (Chlidonias niger)
A small, graceful tern species, the black tern is unmistakable during the breeding season, when it displays the distinctive dark plumage for…
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Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus)
The kelp gull is a large bird with slate-black wings, a white head and body, and an all-white tail. The underwing is white, tipped black…
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Pallas’s gull (Larus ichthyaetus)
One of the largest of all gulls, Pallas’s gull (Larus ichthyaetus) has bold plumage, with a particularly distinctive velvety-black ‘hood’…
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South American tern (Sterna hirundinacea)
Information on the South American tern is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Brown noddy (Anous stolidus)
A medium-sized, chocolate brown seabird, the brown noddy (Anous stolidus) has a distinctive white-grey forehead that extends over the top of…
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Bridled tern (Sterna anaethetus)
The specific name of the bridled tern, anathetus, is derived from the Greek for senseless or stupid, a reference to the ease with which…
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Saunders’s tern (Sterna saundersi)
A poorly known species, Saunders’s tern (Sterna saundersi), also known as the black-shafted tern, is a small bird that is easily be mistaken…
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Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus)
Information on the Mediterranean gull is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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White-eyed gull (Larus leucophthalmus)
This gull species can be identified by its black head and upper breast, dark back and dark grey wings. The brown eyes are surrounded by a…
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Whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
A more slender bird than many other tern species, this fork-tailed, marsh-dwelling bird has two distinct plumages. In breeding or summer…
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Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii)
The roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) was first identified in 1812 by Dr MacDougall of Glasgow, hence the specific name dougallii. Males…
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Red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris)
The red-legged kittiwake is a smallish gull, easily identified by its scarlet coloured legs. Adults are largely white in colour but the back…
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Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans)
Previously listed as a subspecies of the herring gull (Larus argentatus), the Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans) is now considered to be a…
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