Gulls, Terns and Skimmers in Bulgaria

Learn about 17 birds from the Gulls, Terns and Skimmers family (Laridae) found in Bulgaria. Includes 12 regular species and 5 vagrant visitors. Complete guide with photos and identification information.

Accentors Avocets and Stilts Barn Owls Bearded Reedling Bee-eaters Bush Warblers Cormorants Cranes Crows and Jays Cuckoos Dippers Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Finches Grasshopper-warblers and Grassbirds Grebes Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Hoopoes Ibises and Spoonbills Kingfishers Kinglets and Firecrests Larks Leaf Warblers Long-tailed Tits Longspurs Loons/Divers Nightjars Nuthatches Old World Buntings Old World Flycatchers and Chats Old World Orioles Old World Sparrows Old World Warblers Osprey Oystercatchers Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pigeons and Doves Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Rails, Gallinules and Coots Reed Warblers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Shrikes Skuas Starlings Swallows and Martins Swifts Thick-knees Thrushes Tits and Chickadees Treecreepers Typical Owls Waxwings Woodpeckers Wrens

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Black Tern

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Least Concern

Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

Larus ridibundus

Least Concern

Common Gull

Common Gull

Larus canus

Least Concern

Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Least Concern

European Herring Gull

European Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

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

Little Gull

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Least Concern

Little Tern

Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull

Larus melanocephalus

Least Concern

Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Least Concern

Yellow-legged Gull

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Least Concern

Black Tern

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Least Concern

Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

Larus ridibundus

Least Concern

Common Gull

Common Gull

Larus canus

Least Concern

Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Least Concern

European Herring Gull

European Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

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

Little Gull

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Least Concern

Little Tern

Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull

Larus melanocephalus

Least Concern

Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Least Concern

Yellow-legged Gull

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Least Concern

Vagrant Laridae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Least Concern

Audouin's Gull

Audouin's Gull

Ichthyaetus audouinii

Vulnerable

Glaucous Gull

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

Least Concern

Kittiwake

Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Vulnerable

Ring-billed Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Least Concern

Vagrant Laridae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Least Concern

Audouin's Gull

Audouin's Gull

Ichthyaetus audouinii

Vulnerable

Glaucous Gull

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

Least Concern

Kittiwake

Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Vulnerable

Ring-billed Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Least Concern

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Accentors Avocets and Stilts Barn Owls Bearded Reedling Bee-eaters Bush Warblers Cormorants Cranes Crows and Jays Cuckoos Dippers Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Finches Grasshopper-warblers and Grassbirds Grebes Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Hoopoes Ibises and Spoonbills Kingfishers Kinglets and Firecrests Larks Leaf Warblers Long-tailed Tits Longspurs Loons/Divers Nightjars Nuthatches Old World Buntings Old World Flycatchers and Chats Old World Orioles Old World Sparrows Old World Warblers Osprey Oystercatchers Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pigeons and Doves Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Rails, Gallinules and Coots Reed Warblers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Shrikes Skuas Starlings Swallows and Martins Swifts Thick-knees Thrushes Tits and Chickadees Treecreepers Typical Owls Waxwings Woodpeckers Wrens