Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusHydrocoloeus
- SpeciesHydrocoloeus minutus (Little Gull)
Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Common Gull
Larus canus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 7 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 8 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 11 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 13 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 15 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 16 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 17 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Little Gull in Wadden Sea National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Little Gull sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 580 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Gull in Wadden Sea National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Little Gull in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.