Little gull: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the little gull lives – recorded in 36 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hydrocoloeus minutus
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	36 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	98 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Laridae

Where does the little gull live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the little gull in 36 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a little gull?

Wikidata records the following for the little gull: mass 98 g (adult weight).

Is the little gull endangered?

The little gull’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the little gull?

The little gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Laridae, genus Hydrocoloeus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the 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 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Little gull (revision 1354639131), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q164467 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).