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Little Gull
Larus minutus
| Armenian Name: | Փոքր որոր |
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See Plate 31 for Little Gull and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Migrant, Winter Visitor |
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| Abundance: | Rare |
| Length: | 25-27 cm, Wing Span:75-80 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 162. |
| Adult: | Rounded white wingtips; blackish underwings and bill. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Black head, pale gray mantle. Legs red. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Blackish cap and ear spot. |
| Juvenile: | Blackish cap and eye patch. Back blackish-brown scaled with white. In flight, shows dark zigzag on upperside. |
| First Winter: | Second-winter: Blackish cap and ear spot; blackish wingtips. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from other gulls by small size, upperwing pattern in juveniles, and dark underwing and pale upperwing in adults. |
| Behavior: | Flight buoyant and agile. Catches insects in flight, dives for fish, and plucks prey from water or plants. |
| Habitat: | Ponds, lakes, reservoirs. |
| Food: | Invertebrates, fish. |
