Common name: Little Gull

Scientific name: Hydrocoloeus minutus Pallas, 1776

Class:

Aves (Birds)

Order:

Charadriiformes (Gulls, Plovers, and Shorebirds)

Family:

Laridae (Terns, Gulls and Relatives)

Synonyms:

Larus minutus Pallas, 1776

Other common names:

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Habitat type(s):

Habitat description(s)

Estuarine:

Bay/sound, River mouth/tidal river, Lagoon, Tidal flat/shore, Herbaceous wetland

Lacustrine:

Deep water, Shallow water

Marine:

Near shore

Palustrine:

TEMPORARY POOL, HERBACEOUS WETLAND, Riparian

Riverine:

BIG RIVER, MEDIUM RIVER

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Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

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Conservation:

Global conservation status rank:

G5

Secure globally - Common in the world; widespread and abundant (but may be rare in some parts of its range).

State conservation status rank:

SNRN

Not Ranked - State conservation status not yet assessed (a migratory animal which does not breed in New York).

Federal protection:

Not Listed

State protection:

Protected Bird

Defined as a Protected Bird by New York State law, and the species may not be hunted or taken at any time in New York. Includes birds also defined as a game species, but for which no open seasons are set.

SGCN:

NYNHP track status:

N: Do not track

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More information:

Conservation guide:

None

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.104598/Hydrocoloeus_minutus/