Gulls & Terns in Myanmar (Burma)
Our list for Myanmar (Burma) has 6 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 2 winter visitors, 3 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Myanmar (Burma) in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Little TernSternula albifronsWinter visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantRare52–64 cmRegularly Jan
Common TernSterna hirundoScarceRare31–35 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