Order Charadriiformes Huxley, 1867 - shorebirds, gulls, auks Suborder Lari Sharpe, 1891 - gulls and allies 1 Family Laridae Vigors, 1825 - gulls, terns and skimmers 2 Family Stercorariidae Gray, 1870 - skuas 3 Family Rynchopidae Bonaparte, 1838 - skimmers