Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 5,225
- Most observed in
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The little gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) is a species of gull belonging to the family Laridae which is mainly found in the Palearctic with some small colonies in North America. It breeds on freshwater lakes and marshes, and spends winters at sea. It is the smallest species of gull in the world, and the only species in the monospecific genus Hydrocoloeus.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Little gull”.