Gulls & Terns in Newfoundland and Labrador
Our list for Newfoundland and Labrador has 17 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 4 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors, 5 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Newfoundland and Labrador in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 17, most common first
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusResidentCommon53–65 cmRecorded all year
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesWinter visitorCommon52–60 cmRegularly Nov–May
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisSummer visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Sep
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusWinter visitorCommon62–68 cmRegularly Oct–May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Sep
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaPassage migrantUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Common GullLarus canusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantRare22–26 cmRegularly Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusPassage migrantRare55–67 cmRegularly Jan
Sabine's GullXema sabiniPassage migrantRare27–33 cmRegularly Jul
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanScarceRare32–36 cm
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusResidentRare25–30 cmRegularly Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Black Tern 22–26 cm
- Little Gull 25–30 cm
- Sabine's Gull 27–33 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Bonaparte's Gull 28–38 cm
- Franklin's Gull 32–36 cm
- Arctic Tern 33–39 cm
- Kittiwake 37–41 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Common Gull 40–46 cm
- Ring-billed Gull 43–54 cm
- Iceland Gull 52–60 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- American Herring Gull 53–65 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Glaucous Gull 62–68 cm
- Great Black-backed Gull 64–79 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