BIRDS

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Birds
NativePartly migratory
Little Gull, photo 1 of 5
Little Gull, Juvenile
Little Gull, photo 3 of 5
118 gWeight
2–3 eggsClutch
22 daysIncubation

Bird weighing 118 g. Partially migratory. Lives near water. Feeds on aquatic prey — fish, crustaceans, molluscs. The male and the female look alike. A photo will not tell you which of the two you saw.

There are 435 observations of Little Gull in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and September.

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