Gulls & Terns in Canada
13 species matching this filter.
Ranges from the Black Tern (22cm) to the Great Black-backed Gull (79cm)7 year-round residents
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianusLC
Year-round
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M
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J
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O
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D
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Jun–Jul
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black Tern
Chlidonias nigerLC
May–Aug
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphiaLC
Apr–Jan
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
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O
N
D
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
May–Sep
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M
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M
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J
A
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O
N
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Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteriLC
May–Jul
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F
M
A
M
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J
A
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O
N
D
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcanLC
Apr–Sep
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
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O
N
D
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreusLC
Nov–May
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M
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M
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J
A
S
O
N
D
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Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Year-round
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F
M
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M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoidesLC
Oct–May
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Jun–Nov
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M
A
M
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J
A
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O
N
D
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Sep–Nov
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensisLC
Year-round
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F
M
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M
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J
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O
N
D