Gulls, Terns, Skimmers - Laridae

Bird family - The skimmers Rynchops and terns are embedded among the gulls in a monophyletic clade; separation of the families Rynchopidae and Sternidae would render the gull family Laridae paraphyletic relative to these other two groups (Baker et al. 2008).

Laridae
Gygis White Tern Illustration White Tern
Anous Brown Noddy Illustration Brown Noddy
Anous Lesser Noddy Illustration Lesser Noddy
Anous Black Noddy Illustration Black Noddy
Anous Blue Noddy Illustration Blue Noddy
Anous Grey Noddy Illustration Grey Noddy
Rynchops Black Skimmer Illustration Black Skimmer
Rynchops African Skimmer Illustration African Skimmer
Rynchops Indian Skimmer Illustration Indian Skimmer
Creagrus Swallow-tailed Gull Illustration Swallow-tailed Gull
Rissa Red-legged Kittiwake Illustration Red-legged Kittiwake
Rissa Black-legged Kittiwake Illustration Black-legged Kittiwake
Pagophila Ivory Gull Illustration Ivory Gull
Xema Sabine's Gull Illustration Sabine's Gull
Chroicocephalus Bonaparte's Gull Illustration Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus Silver Gull Illustration Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus Black-billed Gull Illustration Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus Brown-headed Gull Illustration Brown-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus Andean Gull Illustration Andean Gull
Chroicocephalus Slender-billed Gull Illustration Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus Black-headed Gull Illustration Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus Grey-headed Gull Illustration Grey-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus Brown-hooded Gull Illustration Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus Saunders's Gull Illustration Saunders's Gull
Chroicocephalus Hartlaub's Gull Illustration Hartlaub's Gull
Hydrocoloeus Little Gull Illustration Little Gull
Rhodostethia Ross's Gull Illustration Ross's Gull
Leucophaeus Dolphin Gull Illustration Dolphin Gull
Leucophaeus Lava Gull Illustration Lava Gull
Leucophaeus Laughing Gull Illustration Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus Franklin's Gull Illustration Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus Grey Gull Illustration Grey Gull
Ichthyaetus Mediterranean Gull Illustration Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus Relict Gull Illustration Relict Gull
Ichthyaetus Pallas's Gull Illustration Pallas's Gull
Ichthyaetus White-eyed Gull Illustration White-eyed Gull
Ichthyaetus Audouin's Gull Illustration Audouin's Gull
Ichthyaetus Sooty Gull Illustration Sooty Gull
Larus Belcher's Gull Illustration Belcher's Gull
Larus Olrog's Gull Illustration Olrog's Gull
Larus Heermann's Gull Illustration Heermann's Gull
Larus Black-tailed Gull Illustration Black-tailed Gull
Larus Common Gull Illustration Common Gull
Larus Short-billed Gull Illustration Short-billed Gull
Larus Ring-billed Gull Illustration Ring-billed Gull
Larus California Gull Illustration California Gull
Larus Great Black-backed Gull Illustration Great Black-backed Gull
Larus Kelp Gull Illustration Kelp Gull
Larus Glaucous-winged Gull Illustration Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus Pacific Gull Illustration Pacific Gull
Larus Western Gull Illustration Western Gull
Larus Yellow-footed Gull Illustration Yellow-footed Gull
Larus Glaucous Gull Illustration Glaucous Gull
Larus Iceland Gull Illustration Iceland Gull
Larus European Herring Gull Illustration European Herring Gull
Larus Caspian Gull Illustration Caspian Gull
Larus Vega Gull Illustration Vega Gull
Larus American Herring Gull Illustration American Herring Gull
Larus Slaty-backed Gull Illustration Slaty-backed Gull
Larus Armenian Gull Illustration Armenian Gull
Larus Yellow-legged Gull Illustration Yellow-legged Gull
Larus Lesser Black-backed Gull Illustration Lesser Black-backed Gull
Gelochelidon Gull-billed Tern Illustration Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon Australian Tern Illustration Australian Tern
Hydroprogne Caspian Tern Illustration Caspian Tern
Thalasseus Royal Tern Illustration Royal Tern
Thalasseus Greater Crested Tern Illustration Greater Crested Tern
Thalasseus Lesser Crested Tern Illustration Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus Chinese Crested Tern Illustration Chinese Crested Tern
Thalasseus Sandwich Tern Illustration Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus Cabot's Tern Illustration Cabot's Tern
Thalasseus Elegant Tern Illustration Elegant Tern
Thalasseus West African Crested Tern Illustration West African Crested Tern
Sternula Little Tern Illustration Little Tern
Sternula Saunders's Tern Illustration Saunders's Tern
Sternula Least Tern Illustration Least Tern
Sternula Peruvian Tern Illustration Peruvian Tern
Sternula Yellow-billed Tern Illustration Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula Fairy Tern Illustration Fairy Tern
Sternula Damara Tern Illustration Damara Tern
Onychoprion Aleutian Tern Illustration Aleutian Tern
Onychoprion Spectacled Tern Illustration Spectacled Tern
Onychoprion Bridled Tern Illustration Bridled Tern
Onychoprion Sooty Tern Illustration Sooty Tern
Sterna River Tern Illustration River Tern
Sterna Roseate Tern Illustration Roseate Tern
Sterna White-fronted Tern Illustration White-fronted Tern
Sterna South American Tern Illustration South American Tern
Sterna Black-naped Tern Illustration Black-naped Tern
Sterna Common Tern Illustration Common Tern
Sterna White-cheeked Tern Illustration White-cheeked Tern
Sterna Arctic Tern Illustration Arctic Tern
Sterna Antarctic Tern Illustration Antarctic Tern
Sterna Kerguelen Tern Illustration Kerguelen Tern
Sterna Snowy-crowned Tern Illustration Snowy-crowned Tern
Sterna Black-bellied Tern Illustration Black-bellied Tern
Sterna Forster's Tern Illustration Forster's Tern
Chlidonias Black-fronted Tern Illustration Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias Black Tern Illustration Black Tern
Chlidonias White-winged Tern Illustration White-winged Tern
Chlidonias Whiskered Tern Illustration Whiskered Tern
Phaetusa Large-billed Tern Illustration Large-billed Tern
Larosterna Inca Tern Illustration Inca Tern