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Little Gull![]() Size: 24-28 cm; wing span: 62-69 cm Weight: 70-160 g |
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See Little
Gull at Wikipedia |
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Photos |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
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NON-BREEDING |
Near-frontal view of a Little Gull in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Dafundo beach, Oeiras, Portugal, November 2017]
Near-lateral view of a Little Gull in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Dafundo beach, Oeiras, Portugal, November 2017]
Near-lateral view of a Little Gull in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Dafundo beach, Oeiras, Portugal, November 2017]
Lateral view of a Little Gull in non-breeding
plumage; with
their webbed feet they are strong swimmers - note the bow wave
the bird is producing
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Morraceira island, Figueira da Foz, Mondego estuary, Portugal, January 2023]
Lateral view of a Little Gull in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Morraceira island, Figueira da Foz, Mondego estuary, Portugal, January 2023]
Lateral view of a Little Gull in non-breeding
plumage,
here with a view of its underwing
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Morraceira island, Figueira da Foz, Mondego estuary, Portugal, January 2023]
Lateral view of a Little Gull in non-breeding
plumage,
lying very low in the water
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Morraceira island, Figueira da Foz, Mondego estuary, Portugal, January 2023]
Lateral view of a Little Gull in non-breeding
plumage,
lying very low in the water and calling (maybe "clear prop"?)...
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Morraceira island, Figueira da Foz, Mondego estuary, Portugal, January 2023]
... before taking off
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Morraceira island, Figueira da Foz, Mondego estuary, Portugal, January 2023]
Dorsal view of a Little Gull in non-breeding
plumage,
here with a view of its underwing
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Morraceira island, Figueira da Foz, Mondego estuary, Portugal, January 2023]
Near-frontal view of a Little Gull in non-breeding
plumage
in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Morraceira island, Figueira da Foz, Mondego estuary, Portugal, January 2023]
Near-frontal view of a Little Gull in non-breeding
plumage
in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Morraceira island, Figueira da Foz, Mondego estuary, Portugal, January 2023]
Near-frontal/ventral view of a Little Gull in non-breeding
plumage
in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Morraceira island, Figueira da Foz, Mondego estuary, Portugal, January 2023]
Near-lateral view of a Little Gull in non-breeding
plumage
in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Morraceira island, Figueira da Foz, Mondego estuary, Portugal, January 2023]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Near-lateral view of a first-winter Little Gull in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Morraceira island, Figueira da Foz, Mondego estuary, Portugal, January 2023]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a first-winter Little Gull in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Morraceira island, Figueira da Foz, Mondego estuary, Portugal, January 2023]
Lateral/ventral view of a first-winter Little Gull in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Morraceira island, Figueira da Foz, Mondego estuary, Portugal, January 2023]
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Food, Diet |
Little Gull in non-breeding
plumage
picking water bugs off the water surface
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Morraceira island, Figueira da Foz, Mondego estuary, Portugal, January 2023]