Gulls & Terns in Ethiopia
Our list for Ethiopia has 4 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 3 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Ethiopia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Sep–May
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusPassage migrantUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- White-winged Tern 20–27 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