Family

Laridae

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers

Larus hyperboreus
Glaucous Gull
side view, second winter glaucous gull, with herring and laughing gulls

Larus - most gulls

6 species of Larus at Wild Florida Photo

Larus delawarensis
Ring-billed Gull
in flight

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Rynchops - skimmers

1 species of Rynchops at Wild Florida Photo

Rynchops niger
Black Skimmer
adult skimming

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Sterna - typical terns

3 species of Sterna at Wild Florida Photo

Sterna maxima
Royal Tern
side view in flight

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Click on the genus name to see the species of that genus at Wild Florida Photo

Laridae is a member of the Order Charadriiformes - shorebirds and relatives