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Skimmers, noddies, terns and gulls | Laridae
Meeuwen, sterns en schaarbekken | Gaviotas, charranes y rayadores
Native species 28 species
Species that occur here by nature: breeding birds, winter visitors and passage migrants. They are arranged by genus, in the sequence of the list.
Anous 4 species
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Grey Noddy
Anous albivitta
Shelf and coastal sea
Rocky shore and sea cliff
Sandy beach and dune
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Black Noddy
Anous minutus- Shelf and coastal sea
Monsoon vine forest- Rocky shore and sea cliff
- Sandy beach and dune
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Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus- Shelf and coastal sea
- Sandy beach and dune
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
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Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris- Shelf and coastal sea
Mangrove- Rocky shore and sea cliff
Chlidonias 3 species
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Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
Braided river
Rivers and creeks
Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
Pasture and rangeland- Shelf and coastal sea
- Sandy beach and dune
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Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Freshwater marsh and reedbed
Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
Claypan and ephemeral lake
Cropland and orchard- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
Landfill and wastewater
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White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus- Freshwater marsh and reedbed
- Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
- Claypan and ephemeral lake
- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Landfill and wastewater
Chroicocephalus 2 species
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Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri- Braided river
- Rivers and creeks
- Pasture and rangeland
- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
Town and city
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Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Sandy beach and dune
- Town and city
- Landfill and wastewater
- Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
Gelochelidon 2 species
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Australian Tern
Gelochelidon macrotarsa- Claypan and ephemeral lake
Salt lake and salt pan
Samphire and saltmarsh- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Pasture and rangeland
- Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
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Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Samphire and saltmarsh
- Mangrove
- Claypan and ephemeral lake
- Pasture and rangeland
Gygis 1 species
Hydroprogne 1 species
Larus 2 species
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Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
- Sandy beach and dune
- Braided river
- Pasture and rangeland
Harbour, industry and quarry- Landfill and wastewater
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Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus- Rocky shore and sea cliff
- Sandy beach and dune
- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Shelf and coastal sea
- Harbour, industry and quarry
Onychoprion 3 species
Sterna 6 species
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Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii- Shelf and coastal sea
- Sandy beach and dune
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
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Common Tern
Sterna hirundo- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Sandy beach and dune
- Shelf and coastal sea
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Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea- Shelf and coastal sea
Subantarctic ocean- Sandy beach and dune
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White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata- Sandy beach and dune
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Braided river
- Shelf and coastal sea
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Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana- Sandy beach and dune
- Shelf and coastal sea
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
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Antarctic Tern
Sterna vittata- Subantarctic ocean
Subantarctic island coast and tussock- Rocky shore and sea cliff
- Shelf and coastal sea
Kelp forest and shallow rocky seabed
Sternula 2 species
Thalasseus 2 species
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Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis- Shelf and coastal sea
- Sandy beach and dune
- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
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Greater Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii- Shelf and coastal sea
- Sandy beach and dune
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Harbour, industry and quarry
Vagrants 2 species
Leucophaeus 2 species
