Big Zigzag - Drilldown into Families
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae)
17 members seen during BigZZ, 1 lifer. My global status of this 105 species family is 74 (70%)
Genus level:
- White Tern (Gygis) 1 seen, 1 lifer (Blue-billed White Tern) 3 sp. genus globally.
- Noddy (Anous) 1 seen (Brown Noddy). 5 sp. genus globally
- Tern (Onychoprion) 1 seen (Sooty Tern). 5 sp. genus globally
- Tern (Sternula) 2 seen (Australian Fairy, Little Terns) 7 sp. genus globally
- Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne) 1 seen (Caspian Tern). Monotype.
- Tern (Gelochelidon) 2 seen (Australian, Gull-billed Terns). 2 sp. genus globally.
- Tern (Chlidonias) 2 seen (Whiskered, White-winged Terns) 4 sp. genus globally.
- Tern (Thalasseus) 2 seen (Great Crested, Lesser Crested Tern2) 7 sp. genus globally.
- Tern (Sterna) 2 seen (Common, White-fronted Terns) 13 sp. genus globally.
- Gull (Chroicocephalus) 1 seen (Silver Gull). 10 sp. genus globally.
- Gull (Larus) 2 seen (Pacific, Kelp Gulls). 25 sp. genus globally.
