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Hydrocoloeus

Genus · 1 species

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  Little gull

  Hydrocoloeus minutus

  • Surface standing waters
  • Sublittoral sediment
  • Sedge and reedbeds without free-standing water
  • Littoral sediment

  Gull or tern

Rhodostethia

Genus · 1 species

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  Ross's gull

  Rhodostethia rosea

  • Ice-associated marine habitats
  • Tundra
  • Pelagic water column
  • Aapa, palsa and polygon mires

  Gull or tern

Rissa

Genus · 1 species

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  Black-legged kittiwake

  Rissa tridactyla

  • Pelagic water column
  • Rock cliffs, ledges and shores
  • Buildings of cities, towns and villages

  SeabirdGull or tern

Xema

Genus · 1 species

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  Sabine's gull

  Xema sabini

  • Pelagic water column
  • Tundra
  • Surface standing waters

  SeabirdGull or tern

Pagophila

Genus · 1 species

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  Ivory gull

  Pagophila eburnea

  • Ice-associated marine habitats
  • Rock cliffs, ledges and shores
  • Snow or ice-dominated habitats

  SeabirdGull or tern

Chroicocephalus

Genus · 3 species

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  Slender-billed gull

  Chroicocephalus genei

  • Highly artificial man-made waters
  • Littoral sediment
  • Surface standing waters
  • Sublittoral sediment

  Gull or tern

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  Bonaparte's gull

  Chroicocephalus philadelphia

  • Littoral sediment
  • Surface standing waters
  • Sublittoral sediment
  • Coniferous woodland

  Gull or tern

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  Black-headed gull

  Chroicocephalus ridibundus

  • Surface standing waters
  • Arable land and market gardens
  • Buildings of cities, towns and villages
  • Mesic grasslands
  • Littoral sediment

  Gull or tern

Leucophaeus

Genus · 2 species

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  Laughing gull

  Leucophaeus atricilla

  • Littoral sediment
  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores
  • Transport networks and other hard-surfaced areas
  • Highly artificial man-made waters

  Gull or tern

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  Franklin's gull

  Leucophaeus pipixcan

  • Littoral sediment
  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores
  • Highly artificial man-made waters
  • Mesic grasslands

  Gull or tern

Ichthyaetus

Genus · 3 species

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  Pallas's gull

  Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

  • Surface standing waters
  • Surface running waters
  • Littoral sediment
  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores

  Gull or tern

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  Audouin's gull

  Ichthyaetus audouinii

  • Rock cliffs, ledges and shores
  • Pelagic water column
  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores
  • Highly artificial man-made waters

  Gull or tern

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  Mediterranean gull

  Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

  • Arable land and market gardens
  • Mesic grasslands
  • Littoral sediment
  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores
  • Highly artificial man-made waters

  Gull or tern

Larus

Genus · 10 species

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  Ring-billed gull

  Larus delawarensis

  • Highly artificial man-made waters
  • Transport networks and other hard-surfaced areas
  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores
  • Mesic grasslands
  • Littoral sediment

  Gull or tern

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  Common gull

  Larus canus

  • Mesic grasslands
  • Littoral sediment
  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores
  • Surface standing waters
  • Buildings of cities, towns and villages

  Gull or tern

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  Caspian gull

  Larus cachinnans

  • Surface running waters
  • Waste deposits
  • Surface standing waters
  • Highly artificial man-made waters

  Gull or tern

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  European Herring Gull

  Larus argentatus

  • Littoral sediment
  • Buildings of cities, towns and villages
  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores
  • Arable land and market gardens
  • Waste deposits

  Gull or tern

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  Yellow-legged gull

  Larus michahellis

  • Rock cliffs, ledges and shores
  • Buildings of cities, towns and villages
  • Waste deposits
  • Highly artificial man-made waters
  • Surface running waters
  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores

  Gull or tern

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  Armenian gull

  Larus armenicus

  • Surface standing waters
  • Waste deposits
  • Highly artificial man-made waters
  • Littoral sediment

  Gull or tern

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  Great black-backed gull

  Larus marinus

  • Rock cliffs, ledges and shores
  • Sublittoral sediment
  • Littoral sediment
  • Transport networks and other hard-surfaced areas

  SeabirdGull or tern

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  Glaucous gull

  Larus hyperboreus

  • Highly artificial man-made waters
  • Waste deposits
  • Littoral sediment
  • Rock cliffs, ledges and shores
  • Ice-associated marine habitats

  Gull or tern

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  Lesser black-backed gull

  Larus fuscus

  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores
  • Pelagic water column
  • Buildings of cities, towns and villages
  • Waste deposits
  • Arable land and market gardens

  Gull or tern

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  Iceland gull

  Larus glaucoides

  • Highly artificial man-made waters
  • Waste deposits
  • Littoral sediment
  • Rock cliffs, ledges and shores
  • Pelagic water column

  Gull or tern

Onychoprion

Genus · 2 species

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  Sooty tern

  Onychoprion fuscatus

  • Pelagic water column
  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores
  • Rock cliffs, ledges and shores

  Gull or ternSeabird

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  Bridled tern

  Onychoprion anaethetus

  • Pelagic water column
  • Rock cliffs, ledges and shores
  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores

  Gull or ternSeabird

Sternula

Genus · 1 species

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  Little tern

  Sternula albifrons

  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores
  • Coastal shingle
  • Littoral sediment
  • Highly artificial man-made waters
  • Surface running waters

  Gull or tern

Hydroprogne

Genus · 1 species

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  Caspian tern

  Hydroprogne caspia

  • Surface standing waters
  • Littoral sediment
  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores
  • Sublittoral sediment

  Gull or tern

Gelochelidon

Genus · 1 species

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  Gull-billed tern

  Gelochelidon nilotica

  • Littoral sediment
  • Arable land and market gardens
  • Highly artificial man-made waters
  • Dry grasslands

  Gull or tern

Chlidonias

Genus · 3 species

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  Whiskered tern

  Chlidonias hybrida

  • Surface standing waters
  • Highly artificial man-made waters
  • Arable land and market gardens
  • Seasonally wet and wet grasslands

  Gull or tern

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  White-winged tern

  Chlidonias leucopterus

  • Surface standing waters
  • Sedge and reedbeds without free-standing water
  • Seasonally wet and wet grasslands
  • Highly artificial man-made waters

  Gull or tern

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  Black tern

  Chlidonias niger

  • Surface standing waters
  • Sedge and reedbeds without free-standing water
  • Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies
  • Pelagic water column

  Gull or tern

Thalasseus

Genus · 2 species

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  Sandwich tern

  Thalasseus sandvicensis

  • Littoral sediment
  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores
  • Sublittoral sediment
  • Coastal shingle
  • Highly artificial man-made waters

  Gull or ternSeabird

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  Elegant tern

  Thalasseus elegans

  • Littoral sediment
  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores
  • Highly artificial man-made waters
  • Sublittoral sediment

  Gull or tern

Sterna

Genus · 4 species

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  Forster's tern

  Sterna forsteri

  • Littoral sediment
  • Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies
  • Surface standing waters
  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores

  Gull or tern

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  Arctic tern

  Sterna paradisaea

  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores
  • Pelagic water column
  • Littoral sediment
  • Rock cliffs, ledges and shores
  • Tundra

  Gull or ternSeabird

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  Common Tern

  Sterna hirundo

  • Littoral sediment
  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores
  • Surface standing waters
  • Highly artificial man-made waters

  Gull or tern

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  Roseate tern

  Sterna dougallii

  • Rock cliffs, ledges and shores
  • Pelagic water column
  • Coastal shingle
  • Coastal dunes and sandy shores

  Gull or tern