Audouin’s gull
The little gull, is a small gull that breeds in northern Europe and across the Palearctic. The genus name Hydrocoloeus is from Ancient Greek hydro, “water”, and koloios, a sort of web-footed bird. The specific minutus is Latin for “small”. It also has small colonies in parts of southern Canada.
Scientific name: Hydrocoloeus minutus
Wingspan: 61 – 78 cm (Adult)
Mass: 68 – 160 g (Adult)
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population increasing)
Length: 25 – 30 cm (Adult)
