Gulls are seabirds of the family Laridae and the order waders (Charadriiformes). There are 102 named species. They are generally medium-sized to fairly large birds, usually grey or white, often with black markings on head and bill. They have a typical shrill, screeching call, which is called "kliauwen". The bill is firm and fairly long, the legs have webbed feet. The true gulls vary in size from the lesser gull (120 g and 29 cm) to the great black-backed gull (1.75 kg and 76 cm).
According to the IOC World Bird List, the terns are also counted to this family and form a subfamily or a genus group. Very often, terns are listed as an own family (the Sternidae). On average, terns are slimmer and smaller, with a slender, pointed bill. However, the tern is larger than many small species of "true" gulls. The little tern is smaller than the smallest gull.
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