52 Gulls, Terns, Skimmers Laridae
    African Skimmer
      Rynchops flavirostris

    Indian Skimmer
      Rynchops albicollis

    Black Skimmer
      Rynchops niger

    White Tern
      Gygis alba

    Brown Noddy
      Anous stolidus

    Lesser Noddy
      Anous tenuirostris

    Black Noddy
      Anous minutus

    Grey Noddy
      Anous albivitta

    Blue Noddy
      Anous ceruleus

    Sooty Tern
      Onychoprion fuscatus

    Bridled Tern
      Onychoprion anaethetus

    Spectacled Tern
      Onychoprion lunatus

    Little Tern
      Sternula albifrons

    Saunders's Tern
      Sternula saundersi

    Least Tern
      Sternula antillarum

    Peruvian Tern
      Sternula lorata

    Fairy Tern
      Sternula nereis

    Damara Tern
      Sternula balaenarum

    Large-billed Tern
      Phaetusa simplex

    Gull-billed Tern
      Gelochelidon nilotica

    Caspian Tern
      Hydroprogne caspia

    Inca Tern
      Larosterna inca

    Whiskered Tern
      Chlidonias hybrida

    Black-fronted Tern
      Chlidonias albostriatus

    Black Tern
      Chlidonias niger

    White-winged Tern
      Chlidonias leucopterus

    River Tern
      Sterna aurantia

    Forster's Tern
      Sterna forsteri

    Arctic Tern
      Sterna paradisaea

    South American Tern
      Sterna hirundinacea

    Antarctic Tern
      Sterna vittata

    Kerguelen Tern
      Sterna virgata

    Common Tern
      Sterna hirundo

    White-cheeked Tern
      Sterna repressa

    Black-naped Tern
      Sterna sumatrana

    Roseate Tern
      Sterna dougallii

    Sandwich Tern
      Thalasseus sandvicensis

    Cabot's Tern
      Thalasseus acuflavidus

    Elegant Tern
      Thalasseus elegans

    Lesser Crested Tern
      Thalasseus bengalensis

    Royal Tern
      Thalasseus maximus

    Greater Crested Tern
      Thalasseus bergii

    Chinese Crested Tern
      Thalasseus bernsteini

    Swallow-tailed Gull
      Creagrus furcatus

    Little Gull
      Hydrocoloeus minutus

    Ross's Gull
      Rhodostethia rosea

    Black-legged Kittiwake
      Rissa tridactyla

    Ivory Gull
      Pagophila eburnea

    Sabine's Gull
      Xema sabini

    Saunders's Gull
      Saundersilarus saundersi

    Slender-billed Gull
      Chroicocephalus genei

    Bonaparte's Gull
      Chroicocephalus philadelphia

    Silver Gull
      Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

    Black-billed Gull
      Chroicocephalus bulleri

    Andean Gull
      Chroicocephalus serranus

    Brown-hooded Gull
      Chroicocephalus maculipennis

    Black-headed Gull
      Chroicocephalus ridibundus

    Brown-headed Gull
      Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus

    Grey-headed Gull
      Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

    Hartlaub's Gull
      Chroicocephalus hartlaubii

    Dolphin Gull
      Leucophaeus scoresbii

    Laughing Gull
      Leucophaeus atricilla

    Franklin's Gull
      Leucophaeus pipixcan

    Lava Gull
      Leucophaeus fuliginosus

    Pallas's Gull
      Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

    Relict Gull
      Ichthyaetus relictus

    Audouin's Gull
      Ichthyaetus audouinii

    Mediterranean Gull
      Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

    Sooty Gull
      Ichthyaetus hemprichii

    White-eyed Gull
      Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus

    Pacific Gull
      Larus pacificus

    Belcher's Gull
      Larus belcheri

    Black-tailed Gull
      Larus crassirostris

    Olrog's Gull
      Larus atlanticus

    Heermann's Gull
      Larus heermanni

    Common Gull
      Larus canus

    Ring-billed Gull
      Larus delawarensis

    Western Gull
      Larus occidentalis

    Caspian Gull
      Larus cachinnans

    Kelp Gull
      Larus dominicanus

    European Herring Gull
      Larus argentatus

    Vega Gull
      Larus vegae

    Yellow-legged Gull
      Larus michahellis

    Heuglin's Gull
      Larus heuglini

    Armenian Gull
      Larus armenicus

    Great Black-backed Gull
      Larus marinus

    Glaucous Gull
      Larus hyperboreus

    Lesser Black-backed Gull
      Larus fuscus

    California Gull
      Larus californicus

    American Herring Gull
      Larus smithsonianus

    Glaucous-winged Gull
      Larus glaucescens

    Slaty-backed Gull
      Larus schistisagus

    Iceland Gull
      Larus glaucoides

53 Skuas Stercorariidae
54 Auks Alcidae
55 Kagu Rhynochetidae
56 Sunbittern Eurypygidae
57 Tropicbirds Phaethontidae
58 Loons Gaviidae
59 Penguins Spheniscidae
60 Austral Storm Petrels Oceanitidae
61 Albatrosses Diomedeidae
62 Northern Storm Petrels Hydrobatidae
63 Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels Procellariidae
64 Storks Ciconiidae
65 Frigatebirds Fregatidae
66 Gannets, Boobies Sulidae
67 Anhingas, Darters Anhingidae
68 Cormorants, Shags Phalacrocoracidae
69 Ibises, Spoonbills Threskiornithidae
70 Herons, Bitterns Ardeidae
71 Hamerkop Scopidae
72 Shoebill Balaenicipitidae
73 Pelicans Pelecanidae
74 Hoatzin Opisthocomidae
75 New World Vultures Cathartidae
76 Secretarybird Sagittariidae
77 Ospreys Pandionidae
78 Kites, Hawks, Eagles Accipitridae
79 Barn Owls Tytonidae
80 Owls Strigidae
81 Mousebirds Coliidae
82 Cuckoo Roller Leptosomidae
83 Trogons Trogonidae
84 Hoopoes Upupidae
85 Wood Hoopoes Phoeniculidae
86 Ground Hornbills Bucorvidae
87 Hornbills Bucerotidae
88 Rollers Coraciidae
89 Ground Rollers Brachypteraciidae
90 Kingfishers Alcedinidae
91 Todies Todidae
92 Motmots Momotidae
93 Bee-eaters Meropidae
94 Jacamars Galbulidae
95 Puffbirds Bucconidae
96 New World Barbets Capitonidae
97 Toucan Barbets Semnornithidae
98 Toucans Ramphastidae
99 Asian Barbets Megalaimidae
100 African Barbets Lybiidae
101 Honeyguides Indicatoridae
102 Woodpeckers Picidae
103 Seriemas Cariamidae
104 Caracaras, Falcons Falconidae
105 New Zealand Parrots Strigopidae
106 Cockatoos Cacatuidae
107 African & New World Parrots Psittacidae
108 Old World Parrots Psittaculidae
109 New Zealand Wrens Acanthisittidae
111 Asities Philepittidae
112 Typical Broadbills Eurylaimidae
113 African & Green Broadbills Calyptomenidae
114 Pittas Pittidae
115 Ovenbirds Furnariidae
116 Antbirds Thamnophilidae
118 Antpittas Grallariidae
119 Gnateaters Conopophagidae
120 Tapaculos Rhinocryptidae
121 Crescentchests Melanopareiidae
122 Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae
123 Cotingas Cotingidae
124 Manakins Pipridae
125 Sharpbill, Tityras, Becards Tityridae
126 Lyrebirds Menuridae
127 Scrubbirds Atrichornithidae
128 Bowerbirds Ptilonorhynchidae
129 Australasian Treecreepers Climacteridae
130 Australasian Wrens Maluridae
131 Honeyeaters Meliphagidae
133 Pardalotes Pardalotidae
134 Australasian Warblers Acanthizidae
135 Australasian Babblers Pomatostomidae
136 Logrunners Orthonychidae
137 Satinbirds Cnemophilidae
138 Berrypeckers, Longbills Melanocharitidae
139 Painted Berrypeckers Paramythiidae
140 New Zealand Wattlebirds Callaeidae
141 Stitchbird Notiomystidae
143 Jewel-babblers, Quail-thrushes Cinclosomatidae
144 Wattle-eyes, Batises Platysteiridae
145 Bushshrikes Malaconotidae
147 Vangas, Helmetshrikes, Woodshrikes, Shrike-flycatchers Vangidae
148 Bristlehead Pityriaseidae
149 Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Peltops Artamidae
150 Mottled Berryhunter Rhagologidae
151 Ioras Aegithinidae
152 Cuckooshrikes Campephagidae
153 Whiteheads Mohouidae
158 Whistlers and allies Pachycephalidae
159 Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers Vireonidae
160 Figbirds, Orioles, Piopios Oriolidae
161 Drongos Dicruridae
162 Fantails, Silktails Rhipiduridae
163 Monarchs Monarchidae
165 Shrikes Laniidae
166 Crows, Jays Corvidae
169 Ifrita Ifritidae
170 Birds-of-paradise Paradisaeidae
171 Australasian Robins Petroicidae
172 Rockfowl Picathartidae
173 Rockjumpers Chaetopidae
175 Waxwings Bombycillidae
176 Silky-flycatchers Ptiliogonatidae
177 Hypocolius Hypocoliidae
178 Palmchat Dulidae
179 Oos Mohoidae
181 Fairy Flycatchers Stenostiridae
182 Tits, Chickadees Paridae
183 Penduline Tits Remizidae
184 Nicators Nicatoridae
185 Bearded Reedling Panuridae
186 Larks Alaudidae
187 Bulbuls Pycnonotidae
188 Swallows, Martins Hirundinidae
190 Crombecs, African Warblers Macrosphenidae
191 Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies Cettiidae
193 Yellow Flycatchers Erythrocercidae
195 Bushtits Aegithalidae
196 Leaf Warblers & Allies Phylloscopidae
197 Reed Warblers, Grauer's Warbler & Allies Acrocephalidae
198 Grassbirds & Allies Locustellidae
199 Black-capped Donacobius Donacobiidae
201 Cisticolas & Allies Cisticolidae
202 Sylviid Babblers Sylviidae
203 Parrotbills and allies Paradoxornithidae
204 White-eyes Zosteropidae
205 Babblers, Scimitar Babblers Timaliidae
206 Ground Babblers Pellorneidae
208 Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae
210 Sugarbirds Promeropidae
211 Fairy-bluebirds Irenidae
212 Goldcrests, Kinglets Regulidae
215 Wrens Troglodytidae
216 Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae
217 Nuthatches Sittidae
218 Wallcreeper Tichodromidae
219 Treecreepers Certhiidae
220 Mockingbirds, Thrashers Mimidae
221 Starlings, Rhabdornises Sturnidae
222 Oxpeckers Buphagidae
223 Thrushes Turdidae
224 Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae
225 Dippers Cinclidae
226 Leafbirds Chloropseidae
227 Flowerpeckers Dicaeidae
228 Sunbirds Nectariniidae
229 Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches Passeridae
230 Weavers, Widowbirds Ploceidae
231 Waxbills, Munias & Allies Estrildidae
232 Indigobirds, Whydahs Viduidae
234 Accentors Prunellidae
235 Wagtails, Pipits Motacillidae
236 Przevalski's Finch Urocynchramidae
237 Finches, Euphonias Fringillidae
238 Longspurs, Snow Buntings Calcariidae
239 Thrush-tanager Rhodinocichlidae
240 Buntings Emberizidae
241 New World Sparrows, Bush Tanagers Passerellidae
242 Chat-tanagers Calyptophilidae
243 Hispaniolan Tanagers Phaenicophilidae
245 Spindalises Spindalidae
247 Cuban Warblers Teretistridae
248 Yellow-breasted Chat Icteriidae
249 Oropendolas, Orioles, Blackbirds Icteridae
250 New World Warblers Parulidae
251 Mitrospingid Tanagers Mitrospingidae
252 Cardinals & Allies Cardinalidae
253 Tanagers and allies Thraupidae

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Common Tern IOC v14.1: 2239 birdtheme SpecID 1153
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