Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Gulls :: Little Gull

Little Gull Larus minutus

Described by: Pallas (1776)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Hydrocoloeus minutus

Photographs

Kaba, Hungary - Aug 16, 2002 © Max Andrews  Aiguamolls de lEmporda, Cataluna, Spain - May 4, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Ohio, USA - Feb, 1989 © Allen Chartier  Colorado, USA - Nov, 2004 © Kent Nickell 
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Range

Ne. United States, c. and se. Canada. N. Europe. E. Europe and w. Siberia. E. Siberia;
Four breeding populations;
Nc. United States regularly in the Great Lakes region and locally in c. Canada (ne. Manitoba, s. Ontario and s. Quebec), n. Wisconsin and n. Michigan. S. Scandinavia and Baltic coasts to nw. Russia s. locally to Germany, Denmark, Romania, and sc. Russia. W. Siberia from the Ural Mountains to the Ob River. E. Siberia e. from the Lena River basin, Lake Baikal, Transbaicalia, Yakutia, n. Amurland and e. Mongolia.
Winters along coast of se. Canada and ne. United States, Europe in the Mediterranean Basin, Black Sea and Caspian Sea, and coastal e. China.

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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