Gulls, Terns and Skimmers in Barbados

Learn about 8 birds from the Gulls, Terns and Skimmers family (Laridae) found in Barbados. Includes 5 regular species and 3 vagrant visitors. Complete guide with photos and identification information.

Barn Owls Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Northern Storm-petrels Osprey Petrels and Shearwaters Pigeons and Doves Plovers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Skuas Swallows and Martins Woodpeckers

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Black Tern

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Least Concern

Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

Larus ridibundus

Least Concern

Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Least Concern

Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Least Concern

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

Least Concern

Black Tern

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Least Concern

Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

Larus ridibundus

Least Concern

Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Least Concern

Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Least Concern

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

Least Concern

Vagrant Laridae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Kittiwake

Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Vulnerable

Little Gull

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Least Concern

Roseate Tern

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

Least Concern

Vagrant Laridae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Kittiwake

Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Vulnerable

Little Gull

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Least Concern

Roseate Tern

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

Least Concern

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Barn Owls Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Northern Storm-petrels Osprey Petrels and Shearwaters Pigeons and Doves Plovers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Skuas Swallows and Martins Woodpeckers