Order: Charadriiformes (Waders, Gulls and Auks)

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Family: Laridae (Gulls)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Anous albivitta Grey Noddy
Anous cerulea Blue Noddy
Anous minutus Black Noddy
Anous stolidus Brown Noddy
Anous tenuirostris Lesser Noddy
Chlidonias albostriatus Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Tern
Chlidonias niger Black Tern
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus Brown-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus genei Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus hartlaubii Hartlaub's Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus saundersi Saunders' Gull
Chroicocephalus serranus Andean Gull
Creagrus furcatus Swallow-tailed Gull
Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern
Gygis alba White Tern
Hydrocoloeus minutus Little Gull
Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern
Ichthyaetus audouinii Audouin's Gull
Ichthyaetus hemprichii Sooty Gull
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus Great Black-headed Gull
Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus White-eyed Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus relictus Relict Gull
Larosterna inca Inca Tern
Larus argentatus European Herring Gull
Larus armenicus Armenian Gull
Larus atlanticus Olrog's Gull
Larus belcheri Belcher's Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus Short-billed Gull
Larus cachinnans Caspian Gull
Larus californicus California Gull
Larus canus Common Gull
Larus crassirostris Black-tailed Gull
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull
Larus dominicanus Kelp Gull
Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucoides Iceland Gull
Larus heermanni Heermann's Gull
Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull
Larus livens Yellow-footed Gull
Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull
Larus michahellis Yellow-legged Gull
Larus occidentalis Western Gull
Larus pacificus Pacific Gull
Larus schistisagus Slaty-backed Gull
Larus smithsonianus American Herring Gull
Larus vegae East Siberian Herring Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus fuliginosus Lava Gull
Leucophaeus modestus Grey Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus scoresbii Dolphin Gull
Onychoprion aleuticus Aleutian Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus Bridled Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus Sooty Tern
Onychoprion lunatus Spectacled Tern
Pagophila eburnea Ivory Gull
Phaetusa simplex Large-billed Tern
Rhodostethia rosea Ross' Gull
Rissa brevirostris Red-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake
Rynchops albicollis Indian Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris African Skimmer
Rynchops niger Black Skimmer
Sterna acuticauda Black-bellied Tern
Sterna aurantia River Tern
Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern
Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern
Sterna hirundinacea South American Tern
Sterna hirundo Common Tern
Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern
Sterna repressa White-cheeked Tern
Sterna striata White-fronted Tern
Sterna sumatrana Black-naped Tern
Sterna trudeaui Snowy-crowned Tern
Sterna virgata Kerguelen Tern
Sterna vittata Antarctic Tern
Sternula albifrons Little Tern
Sternula antillarum Least Tern
Sternula balaenarum Damara Tern
Sternula lorata Peruvian Tern
Sternula nereis Fairy Tern
Sternula saundersi Saunders' Tern
Sternula superciliaris Yellow-billed Tern
Thalasseus acuflavidus Cabot's Tern
Thalasseus albididorsalis West African Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii Greater Crested Tern
Thalasseus bernsteini Chinese Crested Tern
Thalasseus elegans Elegant Tern
Thalasseus maximus Royal Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich Tern
Xema sabini Sabine's Gull

Family: Pedionomidae (Plains-wanderer)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Pedionomus torquatus Plains-wanderer

Family: Pluvianellidae (Magellanic Plover)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Pluvianellus socialis Magellanic Plover

Family: Pluvianidae (Egyptian Plover)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Pluvianus aegyptius Egyptian Plover

Family: Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus Banded Stilt
Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus Pied Stilt
Himantopus melanurus White-backed Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus novaezelandiae Black Stilt
Recurvirostra americana American Avocet
Recurvirostra andina Andean Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Red-necked Avocet

Family: Rostratulidae (Painted Snipe)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Nycticryptes semicollaris South American Painted Snipe
Rostratula australis Australian Painted Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis Greater Painted Snipe

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