Family
Laridae
8 species in 7 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 16 years (Gull-billed tern) to 35.8 years (Sooty tern).
Species
8
with a complete mtDNA
Median GC
44.1%
Range 42.8–45.2%
Genera
7
Largest: Sterna (2)
Overview
The Laridae tree
Select a clade to look insideOuter ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale
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Genera of Laridae
7 genera, by species countWhere Laridae sit among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.
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- Laridae (8)
- Other species
Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-livedSpecies in Laridae
Select a column to sort| Onychoprion fuscatus | Sooty tern | 35.8 yr | 16,712 bp | 42.88% |
| Sterna paradisaea | Arctic tern | 34 yr | 16,708 bp | 44.10% |
| Sterna hirundo | Common tern | 33 yr | 16,707 bp | 44.19% |
| Chroicocephalus ridibundus | Black-headed gull | 32.9 yr | 16,807 bp | 45.22% |
| Rissa tridactyla | Black-legged kittiwake | 28.5 yr | 16,835 bp | 45.19% |
| Larus dominicanus | Kelp gull | 27 yr | 16,701 bp | 45.02% |
| Sternula albifrons | Little tern | 23.9 yr | 16,357 bp | 42.78% |
| Gelochelidon nilotica | Gull-billed tern | 16 yr | 16,748 bp | 43.96% |