Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae family) of the ABA Area

Can you name all the members of the Laridae family that have been recorded in the ABA area?

ABA Rarity codes explained: CODE 1: Widespread, regularly occurring species. CODE 2: Uncommon, but regularly occurring. CODE 3: Rare. CODE 4: Casual. CODE 5: Accidental. CODE 6: Cannot be found. For a full explanation of ABA codes go to: https://www.aba.org/aba-checklist/

Species listed in alphabetical order

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Species	ABA Rarity Code
Aleutian Tern	2
Arctic Tern	1
Belcher's Gull	5
Black Noddy	2
Black Skimmer	1
Black Tern	1
Black-headed Gull	2
Black-legged Kittiwake	1
Black-tailed Gull	4
Blue-gray Noddy	3
Bonaparte's Gull	1
Bridled Tern	2
Brown Noddy	2
California Gull	1
Caspian Tern	1
Common Gull	3
Common Tern	1
Elegant Tern	1
Forster's Tern	1
Franklin's Gull	1
Glaucous Gull	1
Glaucous-winged Gull	1
Gray Gull	5
Gray-backed Tern	2
Gray-hooded Gull	5
Great Black-backed Gull	1
Great Crested Tern	5
Gull-billed Tern	1
Heermann's Gull	1

Species	ABA Rarity Code
Herring Gull	1
Iceland Gull	1
Inca Tern	5
Ivory Gull	3
Kelp Gull	4
Large-billed Tern	5
Laughing Gull	1
Least Tern	1
Lesser Black-backed Gull	2
Little Gull	2
Little Tern	4
Pallas's Gull	5
Red-legged Kittiwake	2
Ring-billed Gull	1
Roseate Tern	2
Ross's Gull	3
Royal Tern	1
Sabine's Gull	1
Sandwich Tern	1
Short-billed Gull	1
Slaty-backed Gull	3
Sooty Tern	2
Swallow-tailed Gull	5
Western Gull	1
Whiskered Tern	5
White Tern	2
White-winged Tern	4
Yellow-footed Gull	2
Yellow-legged Gull	4