About Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Overview

The Gulls, Terns, Skimmers are a family of birds (Latin: Laridae) within the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids. Worldwide the family includes about 23 genera and 106 species. Its members are primarily distributed across the Palearctic, the Nearctic, South America. Notable genera include Larus, Sterna, Chroicocephalus. Charadriiformes are a large, diverse order of 394 species of shorebirds, gulls, terns, auks and allies found on coasts, wetlands and open country worldwide.

Classification

Family: Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers); Order: Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids; about 23 genera and 106 species.

Distribution

Primarily across the Palearctic, the Nearctic, South America.