Little gull
| Little gull | |
|---|---|
| Adult in summer plumage, Slovakia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Hydrocoloeus Kaup, 1829 |
| Species: | H. minutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrocoloeus minutus | |
| Range of H. minutus Breeding Non-breeding Selected vagrant records | |
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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.