Gulls & Terns in Kazakhstan
Our list for Kazakhstan has 11 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 7 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Kazakhstan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 11, most common first
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusSummer visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorCommon20–27 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisPassage migrantUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- White-winged Tern 20–27 cm
- Black Tern 22–26 cm
- Little Gull 25–30 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Common Gull 40–46 cm
- Ring-billed Gull 43–54 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