Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)

There are currently 100 known species of Laridae which included Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers. I have photographed 18 (18.0%) of the species in this family of birds.

Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
White Tern (Gygis alba)
Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri)
Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)