Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus - Mouette pygmée

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Hydrocoloeus
Species
:
minutus

Descriptor

Pallas, 1776

Biometrics

Size
: 30 cm
Wingspan
: 70 à 78 cm.
Weight
: 90 à 150 g

Longevity

6 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Mouette pygmée,
Gaviota enana,
gaivota-pequena,
Zwergmöwe,
kis sirály,
Dwergmeeuw,
Gabbianello,
dvärgmås,
Dvergmåke,
čajka malá,
racek malý,
Dværgmåge,
pikkulokki,
gavina menuda,
Dvergmáfur,
mewa mała,
mazais ķīris,
mali galeb,
Малая чайка,
ヒメカモメ,
小鸥,
นกนางนวลเล็ก,
小鷗,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fe

ns, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Wastewater Treatment Areas