Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Laridae — Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica, breeds across the Palearctic, Africa, the Oriental Region, North America, Middle America and South America, and also ranges in the non-breeding season to subtropical and tropical coasts, rivers and lakes worldwide except remote islands. It is a member of the Laridae family. Its breeding range includes inland areas from south-west Europe to north-east China, coastal China, the western North Atlantic and Caribbean, southern California and Mexico, and coastal South America with inland north-central Argentina. The species was first described by Gmelin in 1789.
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae — Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Breeding range
- Palearctic, Africa, Oriental Region, North America, Middle America, South America: widespread inland, sw Europe to ne China; coastal China; coastal w North Atlantic and Caribbean; coastal s California and Mexico; coastal South America and inland nc Argentina
- Nonbreeding range
- to subtropical and tropical coasts, rivers and lakes worldwide (except remote is.)
