Masked gull

Chroicocephalus is a genus of medium to relatively small gulls which were once included in the genus Larus. Some authorities also include the Saunders's Gull in Chroicocephalus. The name is derived from the Greek chroa (colour) and cephalus (head).

Species

 * Silver Gull, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
 * Red-billed Gull, Chroicocephalus scopulinus
 * Hartlaub's Gull, Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
 * Saunders's Gull, Chroicocephalus saundersi
 * Brown-hooded Gull, Chroicocephalus maculipennis
 * Grey-hooded Gull, Chroicocephalus poiocephalus
 * Grey-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
 * Andean Gull, Chroicocephalus serranus
 * Black-billed Gull, Chroicocephalus bulleri
 * Brown-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
 * Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
 * Slender-billed Gull, Chroicocephalus genei
 * Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia
 * † Huahine Gull, Chroicocephalus utunui