Gulls, Terns, And Skimmers

Shakwe ni ndege wa familia Laridae. Watu wengi huita spishi za Sternidae shakwe pia. Spishi za Laridae zina michanganyiko ya rangi za nyeupe, nyeusi na kijivu; nyingine ni nyeupe kabisa, nyingine kijivucheusi. Ndege hawa wana domo lenye nguvu na ncha kali; domo lao ni nene kuliko lile la spishi za Sternidae. Wanaweza kuogelea na wana ngozi kati ya vidole vyao.

Shakwe huhusiswha na pwani, na kweli pale wako tele, lakini spishi nyingi wanatokea mbali na bahari, kwa kawaida karibu na maji. Spishi za Rissa huonekana baharini mbali na pwani. Shakwe huwakamata samaki wadogo au kaa au gegereka wengine lakini hula mizoga pia. Hulitengeneza tago lao chini, mara nyingi kisiwani.

Spishi za Afrika

• Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus, Shakwe Kichwa-kijivu (Grey-headed Gull)
• Chroicocephalus genei, Shakwe Domo-jembamba (Slender-billed Gull)
• Chroicocephalus hartlaubii, Shakwe wa Hartlaub (Hartlaub’s Gull)
• Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Shakwe Kichwa-kahawia (Black-headed Gull)
• Hydrocoloeus minutus, Shakwe Mdogo (Little Gull)
• Ichthyaetus audouinii, Shakwe wa Audouin (Audouin’s Gull)
• Ichthyaetus hemprichii, Shakwe Kijivucheusi (Sooty Gull)
• Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus, Shakwe Kichwa-cheusi (Pallas's Gull)
• Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus, Shakwe Macho-meupe (White-eyed Gull)
• Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, Shakwe wa Mediteranea (Mediterranean Gull)
• Larus argentatus, Shakwe Mgongo-fedha (European Herring Gull)
• Larus dominicanus, Shakwe Mgongo-mweusi Kusi (Kelp Gull)
• Larus fuscus, Shakwe Mgongo-mweusi (Lesser Black-backed Gull)
• Larus heuglini, Shakwe wa Heuglin (Heuglin's Gull)
• Larus michahellis, Shakwe Miguu-njano (Yellow-legged Gull)
• Leucophaeus pipixcan, Shakwe wa Franklin (Franklin’s Gull)
• Rissa tridactyla, Shakwe Kitiweki (Black-legged Kittiwake)
• Xema sabini, Shakwe wa Sabine (Sabine’s Gull)

Spishi za mabara mengine

• Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus (Brown-headed Gull)
• Chroicocephalus bulleri (Black-billed Gull)
• Chroicocephalus maculipennis (Brown-hooded Gull)
• Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Silver Gull)
• Chroicocephalus philadelphia (Bonaparte’s Gull)
• Chroicocephalus saundersi (Saunders's Gull)
• Chroicocephalus scopulinus (Red-billed Gull)
• Chroicocephalus serranus (Andean Gull)
• Creagrus furcatus (Swallow-tailed Gull)
• Ichthyaetus relictus (Relict Gull)
• Larus armenicus (Armenian Gull)
• Larus atlanticus (Olrog's Gull)
• Larus belcheri (Belcher's Gull)
• Larus cachinnans (Caspian Gull)
• Larus californicus (California Gull)
• Larus canus (Common au Mew Gull)
• Larus crassirostris (Black-tailed Gull)
• Larus delawarensis (Ring-billed Gull)
• Larus glaucescens (Glaucus-winged Gull)
• Larus glaucoides (Iceland Gull)
• Larus heermanni (Heermann's Gull)
• Larus hyperboreus (Glaucus Gull)
• Larus livens (Yellow-footed Gull)
• Larus marinus (Great Black-backed Gull)
• Larus occidentalis (Western Gull)
• Larus pacificus (Pacific Gull)
• Larus schistisagus (Slaty-backed Gull)
• Larus smithsonianus (American Herring Gull)
• Larus thayeri (Thayer's Gull)
• Larus vegae (Vega Gull)
• Leucophaeus atricilla (Laughing Gull)
• Leucophaeus fuliginosus (Lava Gull)
• Leucophaeus modestus (Grey Gull)
• Leucophaeus scoresbii (Dolphin Gull)
• Pagophila eburnea (Ivory Gull)
• Rissa brevirostris (Red-legged Kittiwake)
• Rhodostethia rosea (Ross's Gull)

Picha

• Shakwe mgongo-fedha

• Shakwe wa Audouin

• Shakwe miguu-njano

• Shakwe mgongo-mweusi kusi

• Shakwe mgongo-mweusi

• Shakwe domo-jembamba

• Shakwe wa Hartlaub

• Shakwe kijivucheusi

• Shakwe macho-meupe

• Shakwe wa Mediteranea

• Shakwe mdogo

• Larus kichwa-kahawia

• Black-legged kittiwake

• Shakwe wa Sabine

• Swallow-tailed gull

• Laughing gull

• Common gull

• Ring-billed gull

• Band-tailed gull

• Black-billed gull

• California gull

• Black-tailed gull

• Lava gull

• Glaucus-winged gull

• Iceland gull

• Heermann’s gull

• Glaucus gull

• Silver gull

• Western gull

• Pacific gull

• Bonaparte’s gull

• Slaty-backed gull

• Red-billed gull

• Dolphin gull

• Andean gull

• Ivory gull

• Red-legged kittiwake