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Laridae - gulls, terns, skuas

Ring-billed GullThere are 129 species in this family of seabirds. They are found near and on shorelines all over the world. Some species are pelagic and, except for during breeding season, spend all their time on the open ocean. Birds in this family are usually gray or white, often with black or gray markings. They have short legs, webbed feet, and short bills. Most are omnivores, but a large part of their diet is made up of fish and aquatic invertebrates.

 

Endangered in NH Endangered in N.H.
Threatened in NH Threatened in N.H.
Introduced
Endangered in the US Endangered in U.S.
Threatened in the US Threatened in U.S.
Breeds in N.H.

  New Hampshire Species    Other North American Species
Arctic Tern Threatened in NH
Black Tern
Black-headed Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Bonaparte's Gull
Caspian Tern
Common Tern Endangered in NH
Forster's Tern
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull
Laughing Gull
Least Tern Endangered in the US Endangered in NH
Little Gull
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
Ring-billed Gull
Roseate Tern Endangered in the US Endangered in NH
Royal Tern
 

Black Noddy
Long-tailed Jaeger
Red-legged Kittiwake
South Polar Skua
Aleutian Tern
Black-tailed Gull
Black Skimmer
Blue-gray Noddy
Bridled Tern
Brown Noddy
California Gull
Common Black-headed Gull
Elegant Tern
Franklin's Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Skua
Glaucous-winged Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Great Crested Tern
Heermann's Gull
Inca Tern
Ivory Gull
Large-billed Tern
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Little Tern
Mew Gull
Ross's Gull
Sabine's Gull
Sandwich Tern
Sooty Tern
Thayer's Gull
Western Gull
Yellow-footed Gull


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