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Laridae is a
family of
seabirds in the
order Charadriiformes that
includes the gulls,
terns (including
white terns), noddies, and skimmers. It includes...
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interior of dry
deserts far from water.
Considerable variety exists in the
Laridae family, and
species may
breed and feed in marine, freshwater, or terrestrial...
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Laridae comprise the noddies, skimmers, kittiwakes, gulls, and terns. The
International Ornithological Committee (IOC)
recognizes these 104
Laridae species...
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royal tern (Thal****eus maximus) is a tern in the
family Laridae. The
species is
endemic to the Americas,
though vagrants have been
identified in Europe...
- crab-plover
Family Glareolidae – coursers,
pratincoles (17 species)
Family Laridae – gulls, terns,
skimmers (103 species)
Family Stercorariidae –
skuas (7...
- also
known as white-capped noddy, is a
species of tern in the
family Laridae. It is a medium-sized
seabird with
black plumage and a
white cap that closely...
- (genus Rissa) are two
closely related seabird species in the gull
family Laridae, the black-legged
kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) and the red-legged kittiwake...
- The
roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is a
species of tern in the
family Laridae. The
genus name
Sterna is
derived from Old
English "stearn", "tern", and...
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crested tern,
swift tern, or
great crested tern, is a tern in the
family Laridae that
nests in
dense colonies on
coastlines and
islands in the tropical...
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Chinese crested tern (Thal****eus bernsteini) is a tern in the
family Laridae. It is the
county bird of
Lienchiang County, Fuchien. It is most closely...
