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Laridae

Bird Families

Laridae is a family of seabirds comprising the gulls and terns, order Charadriiformes, including the genus Sterna, distributed nearly worldwide from polar to tropical regions. Members are typically medium to large birds with webbed feet, pointed wings and bills adapted for catching fish, and many species nest in large colonies on coasts and inland waters.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Member Species/Taxa Count
105 2
Geographic Distribution
Worldwide 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

African skimmer, Species
Source African skimmer (Wikidata)
Black Tern, Species
Source Black Tern (Wikidata)
Black-headed gull, Species
Source Black-headed gull (Wikidata)
Black-legged kittiwake, Species
Source Black-legged kittiwake (Wikidata)
Bridled tern, Species
Source Bridled tern (Wikidata)
Brown-headed gull, Species
Source Brown-headed gull (Wikidata)
Caspian tern, Species
Source Caspian tern (Wikidata)
Greater Crested Tern, Species
Source Greater Crested Tern (Wikidata)
Gull-billed tern, Species
Source Gull-billed tern (Wikidata)
Least tern, Species
Source Least tern (Wikidata)
Lesser crested tern, Species
Source Lesser crested tern (Wikidata)
Royal tern, Species
Source Royal tern (Wikidata)
Sandwich Tern, Species
Source Sandwich Tern (Wikidata)
Sooty tern, Species
Source Sooty tern (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ27589, descriptionView the Source
2. Laridae - Wikipedia
  • Introduction, sentence 1
    Laridae is a family of seabirds
  • Introduction, sentence 2
    It includes 105 species arranged into 23 genera.
  • Introduction, sentence 3
    mostly aerial birds found worldwide
View the Source
Wikidata: Laridae
Wikidata Q27589, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Black-headed gull (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Black-headed gull, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Black-legged kittiwake (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Black-legged kittiwake, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
African skimmer (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: African skimmer, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Brown-headed gull (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Brown-headed gull, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Lesser crested tern (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Lesser crested tern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Sandwich Tern (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Sandwich Tern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Greater Crested Tern (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Greater Crested Tern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Black Tern (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Black Tern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Gull-billed tern (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Gull-billed tern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Royal tern (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Royal tern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Least tern (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Least tern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Bridled tern (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Bridled tern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Sooty tern (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Sooty tern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Caspian tern (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Caspian tern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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