Gulls & Terns in United States
12 species matching this filter.
Ranges from the Black Tern (22cm) to the Great Black-backed Gull (79cm)6 year-round residents
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianusLC
Year-round
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Jun
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black Tern
Chlidonias nigerLC
May–Sep
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphiaLC
Jul–May
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
May–Sep
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteriLC
Year-round
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcanLC
Apr–Nov
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Year-round
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoidesLC
Dec–Jan
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Sep–Mar
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensisLC
Year-round
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Apr–Sep
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F
M
A
M
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J
A
S
O
N
D