Gulls & Terns in United Arab Emirates
Our list for United Arab Emirates has 7 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 1 summer visitor and 2 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in United Arab Emirates in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jul–May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusResidentUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year
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
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 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