page_title: List of birds of Turkey
section_title: Gulls, terns, and skimmers
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Turkey / Gulls, terns, and skimmers
caption_attribution_description: English: Wildlife and Plants of Israel עברית: שחף - חוף הכנרת , Original Image Name:שחף , Notes:מרכזי להבה 2011, Location:כנרת
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Turkey. The avifauna of Turkey include a total of 515 species, of which 4 have been introduced by humans. 29 species are globally threatened.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Turkey.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Turkey
  Endangered - a species that is endangered in Turkey
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Turkey as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Turkey although populations exist elsewhere
  (X) Extinct - a species or subspecies that no longer exists
context_section_description: Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae
  Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. Gulls are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years.
  Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla
  Slender-billed gull, Chroicocephalus genei
  Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
  Little gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus
  Mediterranean gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
  Relict gull, Ichthyaetus relictus (A)
  White-eyed gull, Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus (A)
  Pallas's gull, Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
  Audouin's gull, Ichthyaetus audouinii
  Mew gull, Larus canus
  Herring gull, Larus argentatus
  Yellow-legged gull, Larus michahellis
  Caspian gull, Larus cachinnans
  Armenian gull, Larus armenicus
  Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus
  Glaucous gull, Larus hyperboreus (A)
  Great black-backed gull, Larus marinus (A)
  Little tern, Sternula albifrons
  Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica
  Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia
  Black tern, Chlidonias niger'
  White-winged tern, Chlidonias leucopterus
  Whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybrida
  Common tern, Sterna hirundo
  Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea (A)
  Sandwich tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
  Lesser crested tern, Thalasseus bengalensis (A)
caption: Armenian gull (Larus armenicus).
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