Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. Gulls are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish.
- Common gull, Larus canus
- Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus
- Heuglin's gull, Larus heuglini
- Vega gull, Larus vegae
- Caspian gull, Larus cachinnans
- Sooty gull, Ichthyaetus hemprichii
- Pallas's gull, Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
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| Pallas's Gull - Rawal Lake |
- Brown-headed gull, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- The steppe gull or Baraba gull (L. (cachinnans) barabensis)
- Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
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| Black Headed Gull - Rawal Lake |
- Slender-billed gull, Chroicocephalus genei
- Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia
- Lesser crested tern, Thalasseus bengalensis
- Sandwich tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Great crested tern, Thalasseus bergii
- River tern (bird), Sterna aurantia
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| River Tern - Indus River (D.I.Khan) |
- Common tern, Sterna hirundo
- White-cheeked tern, Sterna repressa
- Black-bellied tern, Sterna acuticauda
- Little tern, Sternula albifrons (A)
- Saunders's tern, Sternula saundersi
- Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus
- Whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybrida
- White-winged tern, Chlidonias leucopterus
- Brown noddy, Anous stolidus (A)
- Indian skimmer, Rynchops albicollis
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