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Gulls  and  Terns  -  Family:  Laridae
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Subfamily:  Anoinae

      Grey Noddy  -  Anous albivittata     (possible occurrence)



      Blue-grey Noddy  -  Anous cerulea



      Black Noddy  -  Anous minutus



      Brown Noddy  -  Anous stolidus




Subfamily:  Gyginae

      White Tern  -  Gygis alba




​Subfamily:  Larinae

      Silver  Gull  -  Croicocephalus novaehollandiae

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      Kelp  Gull  -  ​Larus dominicanus

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      Pacific  Gull  -  ​Larus pacificus

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​Subfamily:  Sterninae
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      Black  Noddy  -  Anous minutus

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      Common  Noddy  -  Anous stolidus

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      Whiskered  Tern  -    Chlidonias hybrida

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      White-winged  Black  Tern  -  Chlidonias leucopterus

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      Australian  Tern  -  Gelochelidon macrotarsa
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      Gull-billed  Tern  -  Gelochelidon nilotica

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      White  Tern  -  Gygis alba

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      Caspian  Tern  -  Hydroprogne caspia

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      Bridled  Tern  -    ​Onychoprion anaethetus

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      Sooty  Tern  -  ​Onychoprion fuscatus

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      Roseate Tern  -  Sterna dougallii



      Common  Tern  -  Sterna hirundo

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      Arctic  Tern  -    ​Sterna paradisaea

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      White-fronted  Tern  -    ​Sterna striata

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      Black-naped  Tern  -    Sterna sumatrana

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      Antarctic Tern  -  Sterna vittata



      Little  Tern  -  Sternula albifrons  

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      Fairy  Tern  -  Sternula nereis

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      Lesser  Crested  Tern  -  Thalasseus bengalensis

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      Great  Crested  Tern  -  Thalasseus bergii
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Taxonomy:
 

Phylum:   Chordata    (Chordates)
          > Subphylum:   Vertebrata    (Vertebrates)    
                    > Class:   Aves    (Birds)
                                        > Order:    Charadriiformes    (Shorebirds  and  Allies)  
                                                                            > Family:   Charadriidae    (Plovers  and  Lapwings)
                                                                                           > Subfamily:   Anoinae   (Noddies)
                                                                                                     > Genus:   Anous
                                                                                                                    > Species:   A. albivittata - Grey Noddy  ^
                                                                                                                    > Species:   A. cerulea - Blue-grey Noddy
                                                                                                                    > Species:   A. minutus - Black Noddy
                                                                                                                    > Species:   A. stolidus - Brown Noddy


                                                                                           > Subfamily:   Gyginae   (White Terns)
                                                                                                     > Genus:   Gygis
                                                                                                                    > Species   G. alba - White Tern

                                                                                           > Subfamily:   Larinae   (Gulls)
                                                                                                     > Genus:   Croicocephalus   (Masked Gulls and Allies)
                                                                                                                    > Species:   C. novaehollandiae  -  Silver Gull  
                                                                                                     > Genus:   Larus   (Large White-headed Gulls)
                                                                                                                    > Species:   L. dominicanus  -  Kelp Gull  
                                                                                                                    > Species:   
L. pacificus  -  Pacific Gull 

                                                                                           > Subfamily:   Sterninae   (True Terns)
                                                                                                     > Genus:   Chlidonias    (Marsh Terns) 
                                                                                                                    > Species:   C. hybrida  -  Whiskered Tern
                                                                                                                    > Species:   
C. leucopterus  -  White-winged Black Tern
                                                                                                     > Genus:   Gelochelidon    (Gull-billed Terns)
                                                                                                                    > Species:   G. macrotarsa - Australian Tern 
                                                                                                                    > Species:   G. nilotica  -  Gull-billed Tern 
                                                                                                     > Genus:   Hydroprogne    (Caspian Terns)
                                                                                                                    > Species:   H. caspia  -  Caspian Tern 
                                                                                                     > Genus:   Onychoprion    (Brown-backed Terns)
                                                                                                                    > Species:   O. anaethetus  - Bridled Tern
                                                                                                                    > Species:   
O. fuscatus  - Sooty Tern 
                                                                                                     > Genus:   Sterna   (Typical Terns)
                                                                                                                    > Species:   S. dougallii -  RoseateTern
                                                                                                                    > Species:   S. hirundo  -  Common Tern
                                                                                                                    > Species:   
S. paradisaea  -  Arctic Tern
                                                                                                                    > Species:   
S. striata  - White-fronted Tern  
                                                                                                                    > Species:
   S. sumatrana  -  Black-naped Tern
                                                                                                                    > Species:   S. vittata -  Antarctic Tern
                                                                                                     > Genus:   Sternula
                                                                                                                    > Species:   S. albifrons  - Little Tern  
                                                                                                                    > Species:   
S. nereis  -  Fairy Tern 
                                                                                                     > Genus:   Thalasseus    
                                                                                                                    > Species:   T. bengalensis  - Lesser Crested Tern  
                                                                                                                    > Species:   T. bergii  -  Crested Tern 


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Photographic   contributions:
Beringen,  Erik.                                C 154  -  C 545  -  C 861  -  C 881.
Davey,  Diana.                                   D 041 - D 150.
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