Gulls & Terns in Bahrain
Our list for Bahrain has 6 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor, 2 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Bahrain in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–May
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–May
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantCommon33–42 cmRegularly Sep–May
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusScarceCommon20–27 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- White-winged Tern 20–27 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
Body 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