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Birds of the US - Gulls

Given the scientific names, recall the gulls, terns, and skimmers (native or otherwise) of the United States.
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Rissa tridactyla
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa brevirostris
Red-legged Kittiwake
Pagophila eburnea
Ivory Gull
Xema sabini
Sabine’s Gull
Chroiocephalus philadelphia
Bonaparte’s Gull
Chroiocephalus ridibundus
Black-headed Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Little Gull
Rhodostethia rosea
Ross’s Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Franklin’s Gull
Larus heermanni
Heermann’s Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Short-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Ring-billed Gull
Larus occidentalis
Western Gull
Larus livens
Yellow-footed Gull
Larus californicus
California Gull
Larus (argentatus) smithsonianus
American Herring Gull
Larus glaucoides
Iceland Gull
Larus fuscus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus schistisagus
Slaty-backed Gull
Larus glaucescens
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus hyperboreus
Glaucous Gull
Larus marinus
Great Black-backed Gull
Anous stolidus
Brown Noddy
Onychoprion fuscatus
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion aleuticus
Aleutian Tern
Sternula antillarum
Least Tern
Geochelidon nilotica
Gull-billed Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Caspian Tern
Chlidonias niger
Black Tern
Sterna dougallii
Roseate Tern
Sterna hirundo
Common Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Arctic Tern
Sterna forsteri
Forster’s Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Royal Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Elegant Tern
Rynchops niger
Black Skimmer
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2 Comments
Bletsch
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Level 71
Feb 14, 2026
Thanks! Funnest quiz I've taken in a while! Spent most of yesterday dipping on a GLGU!
Lukose
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Level 79
Feb 14, 2026
Glad you liked it!
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