Genus Chroicocephalus

Gull, Black-billed Chroicocephalus bulleri   Endemic to New Zealand 
Photographed by Dick Daniels


Gull, Black-headed Chroicocephalus ridibundus   Found: North America, Europe 
Photographed by: 1, 2 Dick Daniels in North Carolina   3 - 5) Dick in Scotland   6) Uwe Ohse



Gull, Bonaparte's Chroicocephalus philadelphia  Found: North America 
Photographed by Dick Daniels in:  1 - 4) North Carolina  5) Georgia



Gull, Grey-headed  Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus  Found: Europe, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Albie BRedenhann in South Africa  2) Kobus Tollig


Gull, Hartlaub's  Chroicocephalus hartlaubii  Found: South Africa, Namibia
Photographed by: Dirkr in Namibia


Gull, Red-billed Chroicocephalus scopulinus   Found: New Zealand
Photographed by Dick Daniels.


Gull, Silver Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae   Found: Australia
Photographed by:  1 - 4) Dick Daniels in Australia  5, 6) Ian McDonald in Tasmania, Australia

Genus Larus

Gull, Belcher's   Larus belcheri   Found: South America
Photographed by Charlie Westerinen at Lima Peru fish market on 3/19


Gull, California Larus californicus
Similar to ring-billed gull, but larger and has a dark iris.
Photographed by Dick Daniels in California


Gull, Common aka Mew Gull Larus canus   Found: North America Europe, Asia
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Scotland
1) Juvenile 2) Common Gull in front, Herring Gull in back



Gull, Glaucous Larus hyperboreus   Found: North America, Europe, Asia
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Alaska


Gull, Great Black-backed Larus marinus   Found: North America, Europe
Photographed by Dick Daniels in North Carolina, New Jersey, Maine
1) Great Black-Backed Gull is larger than Herring Gull
2) Back: adult Herring Gull and 2 adult Great Black Backs.
Middle: juvenile Lesser Black Backed and juvenile Great Black Backed.
Front: juvenile Herring Gull.

Last 3 are juvenile



Gull, Kelp aka Southern Black-backed Gull Larus dominicanus   Found: The Americas, Africa, Australia, New Zealand
Photographed by: 1, 2, 4, 5 Dick Daniels in New Zealand  3, 6) Nico Smit  7) Ecoprint in South Africa
Southern equivalent to the Lesser Black-back.   4) Note the chick with its parent  5) Juvenile

Gull, Cape  Larus vetula   Found: Africa
Photographed by:  1, 2) Sean Nell  3) Dirkr in Namibia
Also considered a subspecies of the Kelp Gull.


Gull, Lesser Black-backed Larus fuscus   Found: North America, Europe, Africa
Photographed by: Dick Daniels in:  1) North Carolina   2 - 5) Scotland   6) John Ennis
Juvenile has pink legs and all black bill.

Note the yellow legs compared to pink of the great black-backed gull.


Gull, Heermann's Larus heermanni Found: North America and Central America  (last pix: juvenile)
Photographed by Dick Daniels in California



Gull, Herring Larus argentatus   Found: North America, Europe, Asia
Photographed by Dick Daniels in: 1, 2, 4 - 6) North Carolina  3) New Jersey

Arranged approximately according to age



Gull, Olrog's  Larus Atlanticus  Found: Atlantic coast of South America
Photographed by: Luis Cesar Tejo in El Salvador


Gull, Pacific Larus pacificus   Found: Australia
Photographed by:  1, 2) John Carnemolla on Kangaroo Island, South Australia   3, 4) Dick Daniels at Featherdale Wildlife Park in Australia
3, 4) Juveniles


Gull, Ring-billed Larus delawarensis   Found: North America, Europe
Photographed by Dick Daniels in North Carolina




Gull, Western Larus occidentalis   Found: North America
Photographed by: 1 - 6) Dick Daniels in California  7) John Ennis
1) Juvenile



Gull, Yellow-footed Larus livens  Found: North America
Photographed by:  Richard Fitzer in California


Gull, Yellow-legged  Larus michahellis   Found: Europe, Africa 
Photographed by:  Cosmin Manc 



Genus Leucophaeus
New World gulls. All have  white crescents above and below the eyes.

Gull, Dolphin  Leucophaeus scoresbii  Found: South America
Photographed by:  1, 2) Eduardo Rivero  3) Rich Lindie in the Falkland Islands


Gull, Lava Leucophaeus fuliginosus   Endemic to the Galapagos Islands. Rare.
Photographed by Dick Daniels


Gull, Laughing Leucophaeus atricilla   Found: The Americas
Photographed by Dick Daniels in North Carolina
Adult has black hood in breeding season, nonbreeding has some grey on head. Last 2 pix are juvenile.




Gull, Ivory  Pagophila eburnea  Found: circumpolar, including North America
Photographed by: Todd Boland


Gull, Swallow-tailed  Creagrus furcatus   Found: vacinity of Galapagos Islands
Photographed by: 1) Todd Boland in the Galapagos Islands  2) ebvt  3) CarolineTolsma


Kittiwake, Black-legged aka Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla   Found: North America, Europe
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Scotland