Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica (Gmelin, 1789)Endangered (MD)  -  S1B (Highly state rare breeder)    Synonyms: GBTE.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Charadriiformes   >   Family Laridae   >   Genus Gelochelidon   

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A Gull-billed Tern on Assateague Island in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/17/2016). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A Gull-billed Tern at Knox Marsh, Worcester Co., Maryland (6/24/2005). Photo by Mark Hoffman. (MBP list)

A Gull-billed Tern in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/24/2015). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

A Gull-billed Tern in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/24/2015). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

Two adult Gull-billed Terns at Knox Marsh in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/24/2005). Found within safe dates for the breeding bird atlas. Photo by Mark Hoffman. (MBP list)

A Gull-billed Tern in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/1998). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Gull-billed Tern in Talbot Co., Maryland (6/2/2022). (c) arapp5, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by arapp5 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Gull-billed Tern in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/18/2023). (c) Katie Gipson, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katie Gipson via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Gull-billed Tern at Chincoteague NWR, Virginia (6/17/2007). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Gull-billed Tern in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/18/2023). (c) Katie Gipson, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katie Gipson via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Gull-billed Tern in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/27/2014). First county record and westernmost record for Maryland. Photo by Dave Czaplak. (MBP list)


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