Birds of Colombia

GULLS DIVE TO CATCH FISH 
gaviotas PUEDEN CLAVAR PARA ATRAPAR PECES

ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES

FAMILY: LARIDAE

Gulls are sea birds that have a piratic tendency while in shores of both sea and fresh waters. In flocks and some species are mostly solitary. They feed on crustaceans, larvae, worms, small fish and insects. They dive to catch fish and some species can live up to 32 years.

Las gaviotas son aves marinas que roban alimento en zonas de playa y zonas de agua dulce. Muy sociales y se las encuentran en grupos. Sin embargo, hay especies solitarias. Se alimentan de crustáceos, larvas, gusanos, pequeños peces, insectos y exploran basureros. Pueden clavar en el agua para atrapar peces. Según la especie viven entre 10 y 32 años. 

RING-BILLED GULL

Name in Spanish: Gaviota de Delaware

Size/Tamaño: 20 in | 55 cm  
Location: Pacific and Atlantic Coast as well as Boyaca
Altura: Sea Level
Status:


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Ring-billed gull, gaviota de delaware

Larus delawarensis

MALE ♂︎

A medium-sized gull with gray upperparts and white underparts. Yellow legs and feet. Favors fresh and saltwater. Feeds in garbage dumps and around farms. Seen often in flocks in city areas near restaurants, parking lots and landfills. May steal food from other birds. Sexes are similar.

Gaviota de tamaño mediano. Parte superior gris y blanca ern la inferior. Piernas y piernas amarillas. Andan en aguas dulces o saladas. Se alimentan de desperdicios de comida de basureros en la ciudad o en el campo. A veces roban comida de otras aves. Sexos similares.

ring-billed gull
Larus delawarensis

Name in Spanish: Picotijera Americano

Size/Tamaño: 18 in | 45 cm
Location: Several rivers in north and east and Cauca Valley
Altura: <50 m
Status:

Photos by: ©Alonso Quevedo Gil

Black Skimmer, picotijera americano

Rynchops niger

MALE 

Rynchops niger
Species of the family Laridae to photograph 
Species de la familia Laridae por fotografiar

 

Scientific
Name		 Name in
Spanish		 Name in
English
Creagrus furcatus Gaviota Rabihorcada Swallow-tailed Gull
Xema sabini Gaviota de Sabine Sabine’s Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Gaviota Capucho gris Gray-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus serranus Gaviota Andina Andean Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus Gaviota Cabecinegra Black-headed Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus Gaviota Enana Little Gull
Leucophaeus modestus Gaviota Gris Gray Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla Gaviota Reidora Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan Gaviota de Franklin Franklin’s Gull
Larus belcheri Gaviota Sureña Belcher's Gull
Larus fuscus Gaviota Sombría Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus Gavión Great Black-backed Gull
Larus dominicanus Gavion Cocinero Kelp Gull
Larus argentatus Gaviota Argéntea Herring Gull
Anous stolidus Tiñosa Parda Brown Noddy
Anous minutus Tiñosa Negra Black Noddy
Gygis alba Gaviotín Níveo White Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus Gaviotín Oscuro Sooty Tern
Onychoprionanaethetus Gaviotín Embridado Bridled Tern
Sternula antillarum Gaviotín Enano Least Tern
Sternula superciliaris Gaviotín Fluvial Yellow-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex Gaviotín Picudo Large-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica Gaviotín Blanco Gull-billed Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Gaviotín Piquirrojo Caspian Tern
Larosterna inca Gaviotín Inca Inca Tern
Chlidonias niger Gaviotín Negro Black Tern
Sterna hirundo Gaviotín Común Common Tern
Sterna dougallii Gaviotín Rosado Roseate Tern
Sterna paradisaea Gaviotín Ártico Arctic Tern
Sterna hirundinacea Gaviotín sudamericano South American Tern
Sterna forsteri Gaviotín de Forster Forster’s Tern
Thalasseus elegans Gaviotín Elegante Elegant Tern
Thalasseus sandwichensis Gaviotín de Cabot Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus maximus Gaviotín Real Royal Tern