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Gulls, Terns and Skimmers in South America

Learn about 14 birds from the Gulls, Terns and Skimmers family (Laridae) found in South America. Includes 7 regular species and 7 vagrant visitors. Complete guide with photos and identification information.

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Albatrosses Barn Owls Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Finches Gannets and Boobies Guans, Chachalacas and Curassows Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Larks New World Sparrows New World Vultures Northern Storm-petrels Old World Sparrows Osprey Parrots Penguins Petrels and Shearwaters Pigeons and Doves Plovers Potoos Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Skuas Starlings Swallows and Martins Tanagers Typical Owls Tyrant-flycatchers Woodpeckers
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Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

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
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

Least Concern
Little Gull

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Least Concern
Roseate Tern

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

Least Concern
Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Black Tern

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

Larus ridibundus

Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

Little Gull

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Roseate Tern

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

Vagrant Laridae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Black Tern

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Least Concern
Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Least Concern
Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Least Concern
Kittiwake

Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Vulnerable
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

Least Concern
Little Tern

Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

Least Concern
Roseate Tern

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

Least Concern

Vagrant Laridae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Black Tern

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Kittiwake

Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

Little Tern

Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

Roseate Tern

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

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Albatrosses Barn Owls Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Finches Gannets and Boobies Guans, Chachalacas and Curassows Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Larks New World Sparrows New World Vultures Northern Storm-petrels Old World Sparrows Osprey Parrots Penguins Petrels and Shearwaters Pigeons and Doves Plovers Potoos Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Skuas Starlings Swallows and Martins Tanagers Typical Owls Tyrant-flycatchers Woodpeckers