Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of India

40 gulls, terns and skimmers have been recorded in India on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and carry a full profile in the Birbs encyclopedia. Every bird below is a member of this group — the family Laridae. Start with the well-known species, browse the complete list, then check which are being reported near you right now.

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Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of India to know first

• Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
• Black NoddyAnous minutus
• Black TernChlidonias niger
• Black-bellied TernSterna acuticauda
• Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
• Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
• Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
• Black-tailed GullLarus crassirostris
• Blue-billed White TernGygis candida
• Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
• Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
• Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
• Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
• Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
• Common GullLarus canus
• Common TernSterna hirundo
• Franklin’s GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
• Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii

The full list — 40 gulls, terns and skimmers of India in our library

• Arctic Tern
• Black Noddy
• Black Tern
• Black-bellied Tern
• Black-headed Gull
• Black-legged Kittiwake
• Black-naped Tern
• Black-tailed Gull
• Blue-billed White Tern
• Bridled Tern
• Brown Noddy
• Brown-headed Gull
• Caspian Gull
• Caspian Tern
• Common Gull
• Common Tern
• Franklin’s Gull
• Greater Crested Tern
• Gull-billed Tern
• Indian Skimmer
• Laughing Gull
• Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Lesser Crested Tern
• Lesser Noddy
• Little Gull
• Little Tern
• Mongolian Gull
• Pallas’s Gull
• River Tern
• Roseate Tern
• Sabine’s Gull
• Sandwich Tern
• Saunders’s Tern
• Slender-billed Gull
• Sooty Gull
• Sooty Tern
• Whiskered Tern
• White-cheeked Tern
• White-eyed Gull
• White-winged Tern

Keep exploring

• Birds of India
• Old World Flycatchers & Chats of India (107 species)
• Hawks, Eagles & Kites of India (62 species)
• Laughingthrushes of India (58 species)
• Ducks, Geese & Swans of India (51 species)
• True Finches of India (51 species)
• Pheasants, Grouse & Allies of India (43 species)
• Sandpipers & Allies of India (42 species)
• Owls of India (36 species)
• Pigeons & Doves of India (35 species)
• Thrushes of India (34 species)
• Woodpeckers of India (34 species)
• Parrots, Cockatoos & Allies of India (27 species)
• Crows, Jays & Magpies of India (24 species)
• Cuckoos of India (24 species)
• Herons, Egrets & Bitterns of India (24 species)
• Bulbuls of India (23 species)
• Larks of India (23 species)
• Starlings & Mynas of India (22 species)
• Old World Buntings of India (21 species)
• Plovers of India (21 species)
• Wagtails & Pipits of India (21 species)
• Rails, Crakes & Coots of India (20 species)

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers in other regions

• Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of the United States (61 species)
• Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of Japan (47 species)
• Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of the United Kingdom (45 species)
• Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of Canada (43 species)
• Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of Portugal (42 species)
• Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of Spain (42 species)
• Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of France (41 species)
• Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of Mexico (40 species)
• Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of Ireland (38 species)
• Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of Ecuador (37 species)
• Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of Australia (36 species)
• Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of Colombia (35 species)

Species and counts come from the eBird network; "recorded" means reported by birders to eBird. Family grouping follows the IOC World Bird List. Tap any bird for its full profile.