Gulls & Terns in Slovakia
Our list for Slovakia has 12 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 3 summer visitors, 3 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Slovakia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 12, most common first
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusWinter visitorUncommon55–67 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Mar–Jul
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaScarceUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Sep–May
Little TernSternula albifronsScarceRare21–25 cm
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
- Mediterranean Gull 37–40 cm
- Kittiwake 37–41 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Common Gull 40–46 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- Yellow-legged Gull 52–68 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 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