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Hydrocoloeus minutus Pallas 1776

Gaviota enana, Little gull

Luis Die Dejean was the observer.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Charadriiformes

Family
Laridae

Genus
Hydrocoloeus

Species
minutus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Vagrant

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Distribution: A record of a juvenil in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristóbal.

References

  • Die Dejean, L. (2021) Primera observación de Gaviota enana (Hydrocoloeus minutus) en Galápagos. Observación directa.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Hydrocoloeus minutus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18955. Accessed 4 November 2026.