King County Bird Guide

A guide to identifying the wide variety of birds in King County of Washington State.

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Taxonomy
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- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers Family Laridae
  - 16 Gulls Subfamily Larinae
  - 4 Terns and Noddies Subfamily Sterninae

Large White-headed Gulls ¹
Larus

Western Gull ²
Larus occidentalis

Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni

Mew Gull ³
Larus canus

Iceland Gull ⁴
Larus glaucoides

Ring-billed Gull ⁵
Larus delawarensis

Slaty-backed Gull ⁶
Larus schistisagus

Herring Gull ⁷
Larus argentatus

California Gull ⁸
Larus californicus

Glaucous-winged Gull ⁹
Larus glaucescens

Arctic Tern ¹⁰
Sterna paradisaea

Common Tern ¹¹
Sterna hirundo

Black Tern ¹²
Chlidonias niger

Swallow-tailed Gull ¹³
Creagrus furcatus

Bonaparte's Gull ¹⁴
Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Franklin's Gull ¹⁵
Leucophaeus pipixcan

Caspian Tern ¹⁶
Hydroprogne caspia

Olympic Gull ¹⁷
Larus glaucescens × occidentalis

American Mew Gull ¹⁸
Larus canus brachyrhynchus

Thayer's Gull ¹⁹
Larus glaucoides thayeri

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