Gulls and Terns - Family: Laridae
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Subfamily: Larinae
Kelp Gull - Larus dominicanus
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Pacific Gull - Larus pacificus
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Subfamily: Sterninae
Black Noddy - Anous minutus
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Common Noddy - Anous stolidus
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Whiskered Tern - Chlidonias hybrida
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White-winged Black Tern - Chlidonias leucopterus
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Gull-billed Tern - Gelochelidon nilotica
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White Tern - Gygis alba
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Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia
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Bridled Tern - Onychoprion anaethetus
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Sooty Tern - Onychoprion fuscatus
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Common Tern - Sterna hirundo
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Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea
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White-fronted Tern - Sterna striata
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Black-naped Tern - Sterna sumatrana
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Fairy Tern - Sternula nereis
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Lesser Crested Tern - Thalasseus bengalensis
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Over the years there have been other recorded sightings of other species in the family: Laridae. Many of these sightings have occurred out at sea, others have been of washed up specimens, either dead or still alive. They are not here regarded as species that normally may be seen in the Northern Rivers region and are therefor not treated as such, above. For those that are interested, here is a list of species that have been recorded locally or that have been recorded on the East Coast 'reasonably' nearby. (Records are likely to be outside of the bird's normal range.)
Anous ceruleus - Blue-grey Noddy
Anous albivitta - Grey Noddy
Sterna dougallii - Roseate Tern
The above list has been compiled using information available on the 'Atlas of Living Australia' website.
Anous albivitta - Grey Noddy
Sterna dougallii - Roseate Tern
The above list has been compiled using information available on the 'Atlas of Living Australia' website.
Taxonomy:
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
> Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
> Class: Aves (Birds)
> Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
> Family: Laridae (Gulls, Terns and Skimmers)
> Subfamily: Larinae
> Genus: Croicocephalus
> Species: C. novaehollandiae - Silver Gull
> Genus: Larus
> Species: L. dominicanus - Kelp Gull
> Species: L. pacificus - Pacific Gull
> Subfamily: Sterninae
> Genus: Anous
> Species: A. minutus - Black Noddy
> Species: A. stolidus - Common Noddy
> Genus: Chlidonias
> Species: C. hybrida - Whiskered Tern
> Species: C. leucopterus - White-winged Black Tern
> Genus: Gelochelidon
> Species: G. nilotica - Gull-billed Tern
> Genus: Gygis
> Species: G. alba - White Tern
> Genus: Hydroprogne
> Species: H. caspia - Caspian Tern
> Genus: Onychoprion
> Species: O. anaethetus - Bridled Tern
> Species: O. fuscatus - Sooty Tern
> Genus: Sterna
> Species: S. hirundo - Common Tern
> Species: S. paradisaea - Arctic Tern
> Species: S. striata - White-fronted Tern
> Species: S. sumatrana - Black-naped Tern
> Genus: Sternula
> Species: S. albifrons - Little Tern
> Species: S. nereis - Fairy Tern
> Genus: Thalasseus
> Species: T. bengalensis - Lesser Crested Tern
> Species: T. bergii - Crested Tern
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Photographic Contributions:
Beringen, Erik. C 154 - C 545 - C 861 - C 881.
Davey, Diana. D 041 - D 150.
Beringen, Erik. C 154 - C 545 - C 861 - C 881.
Davey, Diana. D 041 - D 150.