Little gull

Little gull
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Hydrocoloeus
Kaup, 1829
Species:
H. minutus
Binomial name
Hydrocoloeus minutus
(Pallas, 1776)
rivers of Siberia
Range of H. minutus
  Breeding
  Non-breeding
  Vagrant (seasonality uncertain)
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Larus minutus Pallas, 1776
  • Larus atricilloides Falck, 1786

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.

  1. ^ Butchart, S.; Symes, A. (2012). "Hydrocoloeus minutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T22694469A38866773. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T22694469A38866773.en.
  2. ^ "Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus (Pallas, PS 1776)". Avibase. Denis Lepage. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ Jiří Mlíkovský (2006). "Nomenclatural and taxonomic status of birds described by Johan Peter Falck in 1786" (PDF). Časopis Národního muzea, Řada přírodovědná (Journal of the National Museum, Natural History Series). 175 (1–2): 17–25.