Family Laridae
Taxon ID: 27241
Summary
Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 38 taxa in Family Laridae spanning 16 genera.
Taxonomic Leaves (35)
- Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
- Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini)
- Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
- Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
- Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
- Ross's Gull (Rhodostethia rosea)
- Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
- Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)
- Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris)
- Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni)
- Short-billed Gull (Larus canus)
- Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
- California Gull (Larus californicus)
- American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)
- Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
- Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
- Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
- Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistisagus)
- Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
- Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
- Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
- Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
- Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
- Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)
- Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
- Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
- Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
- Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)
- Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
- Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
- Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
- Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
- Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
- Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
Additional taxa
Synonyms
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Descendant Taxa Checklist
Open checklist with filters| Common Name | Scientific Name | Family | Order | Class | Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-legged Kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Sabine's Gull | Xema sabini | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Bonaparte's Gull | Chroicocephalus philadelphia | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Little Gull | Hydrocoloeus minutus | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Ross's Gull | Rhodostethia rosea | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Franklin's Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Black-tailed Gull | Larus crassirostris | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Heermann's Gull | Larus heermanni | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Short-billed Gull | Larus canus | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| California Gull | Larus californicus | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| American Herring Gull | Larus smithsonianus | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Yellow-legged Gull | Larus michahellis | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Thayer's Gull | Larus thayeri | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Iceland Gull | Larus glaucoides | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Slaty-backed Gull | Larus schistisagus | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Glaucous Gull | Larus hyperboreus | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Herring x Lesser Black-backed Gull (hybrid) | Larus smithsonianus x fuscus | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid) | Larus smithsonianus x hyperboreus | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Least Tern | Sternula antillarum | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Forster's Tern | Sterna forsteri | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Royal Tern | Thalasseus maximus | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Black Skimmer | Rynchops niger | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |
| Black-headed x Ring-billed Gull (hybrid) | Hybrid Chroicocephalus ridibundus x Larus delawarensis | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Animalia |