Gulls & Terns in Victoria
Our list for Victoria has 4 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 1 resident and 3 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Victoria in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Nov–May
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorRare31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cmBody length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made