Gulls & Terns in Nepal
Our list for Nepal has 5 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 1 winter visitor, 2 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Nepal in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaScarceUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorRare38–44 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantRare21–25 cmRegularly Mar–May
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantRare31–35 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusScarceRare52–64 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Tern 21–25 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