Most observed native gulls, terns, and skimmers
Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.
Plant eaters All
17 native animals that feed on plants, most observed first.
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Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
171,257 observations
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Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
100,648 observations
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American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
98,160 observations
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Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
81,000 observations
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Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
69,973 observations
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
66,704 observations
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Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
47,507 observations
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Common Gull
Larus canus
46,627 observations
Other species All
30 native species with no plant ties on record, most observed first.
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Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
184,517 observations
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Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
47,177 observations
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Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
45,572 observations
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Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
35,758 observations
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Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
26,184 observations
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Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
25,588 observations
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Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
25,234 observations
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Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
16,431 observations