Little gull
The little gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus), is a species of gull belonging to the family Laridae which is mainly found in the Palearctic with some colonies in North America. It breeds on freshwaters and spends winters at sea. It is the smallest species of gull in the world and the only species in the monospecific genus Hydrocoloeus.
| Little gull | |
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| 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 Vagrant (seasonality uncertain) | |
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