Little gull Larus minutus
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Length: 9 inches
Small, tern-like gull
Short, thin, black bill
Short, rounded wings ...
This Little Gull (Larus minutus) was discovered by Martin Reid at Lake Benbrook, Tarrant Co., Texas on 14 November 1999. These photos were taken on 17 November 1999.
Little Gull Behaviour
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Interesting Facts about Little Gulls ...
Little Gull
Larus minutus Pallas
Status Seven records. It was first reported by Eric Holdway, who saw one off Caribou, Pictou County, on 10 October 1960.
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Little Gull
Larus minutus
Uncommon in winter. Usually seen near shore or in the harbor.
Common Black-headed Gull
Larus ridibundus ...
Little Gull Larus minutus. Occasional in winter, spring, and fall in all regions. Found on beaches, bays, rivers, lakes, ponds, and in marshes and flooded fields.
The Little Gulls of Mokoia, by Hon. Sir Maui Pomare
(abridged) A winged habitant of the Rotorua country familiar to those who have done much fishing and camping round the lakes is the little sober plumaged gull that the Maori call the Tarapunga.
Little Gull, Hydrocoleus minutus
Ross's Gull, Rhodostethia rosea
Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's Gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan
Belcher's Gull, Larus belcheri (A)
Black-tailed Gull, Larus crassirostris (C) ...
On my return from Labrador, I had the pleasure of seeing this interesting little Gull flying over the harbour of Halifax in Nova Scotia. It was in company with our Common American Gull.
Except for the rare Little Gull, the Bonaparte's Gull is the smallest of its North American relatives. From April to August, the head, bill and wingtips of the adult Bonaparte's Gull are black.
Usually monospecific, sometimes with other terns or with Black-necked Grebes of Little Gulls. Nest of water weed with shallow cup, built on mat of floating vegetation in water, occasionally on dry shor or resting on bottom.
Among the other black-headed gulls, the Little Gull lacks the eye arcs, and Black-headed Gull, Franklin's Gull and Laughing Gull all have red or reddish bills.
4. Least Tern (Sterna antilarum) ...
Species Larus minutus (little gull)
Species Larus modestus (grey gull)
Species Larus novaehollandiae (silver gull) ...
They have stout, longish bills, and webbed feet. Gull species range in size from the Little Gull, at 120 g (4.2 oz) and 29 cm (11.5 inches), to the Great Black-backed Gull, at 1.75 kg (3.8 lbs) and 76 cm (30 inches).
They typically have harsh wailing or squawking calls, stout, longish bills, and webbed feet. Gull species range in size from the Little Gull, at 120 g (4.2 oz) and 29 cm (11.5 inches), to the Great Black-backed Gull, at 1.
The Franklin's gull of the Great Plains is called the "prairie dove". The California and Western gulls are common on the Pacific coasts. The Kittywake is a small oceanic gull seldom seen on land. The lesser black back to and little gulls are ...
* Little Gull, Larus minutus
* Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus
* Olrog's Gull, Larus atlanticus
* Pacific Gull, Larus pacificus
* Red-billed Gull, Larus scopulinus
* Relict Gull, Larus relictus
* Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis ...
Larus minutus Little gull
Larus occidentalis Western gull
Larus philadelphia Bonaparte's gull
Larus pipixcan Franklin's gull
Larus relictus Relict gull
Larus ridibundus Common black-headed gull
Larus sabini Sabine's gull ...
The kittiwake is a small oceanic gull of the genus Rissa, seldom seen on land. The lesser black-backed and little gulls are European.
 See also: Gull, Kittiwake, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Herring
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