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Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Snowdonia National Park
1 Verified records at Snowdonia National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Snowdonia National Park

European Herring Gull
LC

European Herring Gull

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Larus argentatus

70–80% · Very likely
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

30–40% · Possible
Lesser Black-backed Gull
LC

Lesser Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus fuscus

20–30% · Possible
Great Black-backed Gull
LC

Great Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus marinus

20–30% · Possible
Common Gull
LC

Common Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus canus

10–20% · With luck
Iceland Gull
LC

Iceland Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus glaucoides

Insufficient data
Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus sandvicensis

5–10% · With luck
Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull

Bird

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

<5% · Rare
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

<5% · Rare
Black-legged Kittiwake
VU

Black-legged Kittiwake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rissa tridactyla

<5% · Rare
Arctic Tern
LC

Arctic Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna paradisaea

<5% · Rare
Little Tern
LC

Little Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sternula albifrons

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

📊

Fewer than 5 records of Little Gull at Snowdonia National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
2 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
4 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
5 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
6 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
7 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
8 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
9 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
10 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
11 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
13 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
14 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
15 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
16 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
17 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
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