Laridae

Pagophila eburnea (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:ivory gull (en); gaivota-marfim (pt); mouette blanche (fr); gaviota marfileña (es); elfenbeinmöwe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily LaridaeRange:This species has a circumpolar distribution in the high-Arctic, being found as far south as the Bearing Strait, Alaska and northern Canada, northern Iceland, northern Scandinavia and northern Russia.Size:These birds are 40-48 cm long and…

Larus californicus (Photo from Les Animaux du Monde) Common name:California gull (en); gaivota-da-Califórnia (pt); goéland de Californie (fr); gaviota californiana (es); Kaliforniermöwe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily LaridaeRange:This species breeds inland, from central Canada, in Alberta, Saskatchewan and the southern parts of the Northwest Territories, and through North Dakota, Wyoming and Idaho into Washington, Oregon, California and western…

Rissa brevirostris Photo by Doug Sonerholm (Flickr) Common name:red-legged kittiwake (en); gaivota-tridáctila-do-Pacífico (pt); mouette des brumes (fr); gaivota piquicorta (es); klippenmöwe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily LaridaeRange:This species is found in the northern Pacific ocean, with breeding colonies around the Bearing sea, in the Pribilof, Bogoslof, Budir and Aleutians islands of the United States, and in the Commander…

Larus crassirostris Photo by Tom Edelsten (Birds Korea) Common name:black-tailed gull (en); gaivota-do-Japão (pt); goéland à queue noire (fr); gaviota japonesa (es); Japanmöwe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily LaridaeRange:This species breeds in northern Japan, extreme south-eastern Russia, Korea and north-eastern China. Some population migrate south to winter along the coasts of Japan and the East China Sea down…

Larus michahellis Common name: yellow-legged gull (en); gaivota-de-patas-amarelas (pt); goéland leucophée (fr); gaviota patiamarilla (es); mittelmeermöwe (de) Taxonomy: Order Charadriiformes Family Laridae Range: This species is found throughout the Mediterranean and Black Sea, along the western coast of Iberia up to the Gulf of Biscay and in the Atlantic archipelagos of Madeira, Azores and Canary…