Subfamily Larinae Bonaparte 1831 (gull)
Aves - Charadriiformes - Laridae
Parent taxon: Laridae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also Boev 2000, Chandler 1990, Coues 1862, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Hay 1930, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Anoinae, Anous, Chlidonias, Chroicocephalus, Creagrus, Gaviota, Gelochelidon, Gyginae, Gygis, Hydrocoloeus, Hydroprogne, Larosterna, Larus, Leucophaeus, Limosavis, Onychoprion, Pagophila, Rhodostethia, Rissa, Rynchopinae, Sterna, Sterninae, Sternula, Thalasseus, Xema
Type: Larus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
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