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PRONUNCIATION OF LITTLE GULL

little gull  [ˈlɪtəl ɡʌl] play
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WHAT DOES LITTLE GULL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

little gull

Little gull

The little gull, is a small gull which breeds in northern Europe and Asia. It also has small colonies in parts of southern Canada. It is migratory, wintering on coasts in western Europe, the Mediterranean and the northeast USA; in recent years non-breeding birds have summered in western Europe in increasing numbers. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus Larus. It is the only member of the genus Hydrocoloeus, although it has been suggested that Ross's gull also should be included in this genus. This species breeds colonially on freshwater marshes, making a lined nest on the ground amongst vegetation. Normally, 2–6 eggs are laid. This is the smallest gull species, with a length of 25–30 cm, a wingspan of 61–78 cm and a weight of 68–162 g. It is pale grey in breeding plumage with a black hood, dark underwings and often a pinkish flush on the breast. In winter, the head goes white apart from a darker cap and eye-spot. The bill is thin and black and the legs dark red. The flight on rounded wings is somewhat tern-like.

Definition of little gull in the English dictionary

The definition of little gull in the dictionary is the smallest type of gull, normally found in Europe and Asia, and the only member of the genus Hydrocoloeus.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LITTLE GULL


gull
ɡʌl
mogul
ˈməʊɡʌl
nisgul
ˈnɪsɡʌl
seagull
ˈsiːˌɡʌl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LITTLE GULL

little end
Little Englander
little finger
little folk
little game
little grebe
little green men
little hand
little hours
Little John
Little Karoo
Little League
little lion dog
little magazine
little man
little office
little old

WORDS THAT END LIKE LITTLE GULL

black-backed gull
black-headed gull
bull
common gull
dull
full
glaucous gull
great black-backed gull
herring gull
hull
in full
ivory gull
lull
mew gull
mull
null
pull
skull
the Bull
to the full

Synonyms and antonyms of little gull in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «little gull» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LITTLE GULL

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Translator English - Chinese

小鸥
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pequeña gaviota
570 millions of speakers

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little gull
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थोड़ा ठगना
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

النورس الصغير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

малая чайка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pouco gaivota
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামান্য গল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mouette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ikan kecil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kleine Möwe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒメカモメ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

작은 갈매기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sethithik cilik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ít mòng biển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொஞ்சம் கஞ்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थोडे गळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Küçük martı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piccolo gabbiano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mewa mała
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мала чайка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mic pescăruș
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λίγο γλάρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meeuw
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

dvärgmås
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lille gull
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LITTLE GULL»

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Fifty Wooden Boats: A Catalog of Building Plans
You must realize that Little Gull is only 20' long, and because of her small size, cruising accommodations are limited. She has sitting headroom, two berths, and a basic galley. There's a boxed-in toilet shown as well. Its's a perfectly comfortable ...
Wooden Boat Magazine, Woodenboat Magazine, 1984
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Birds of Ontario: Habitat Requirements, Limiting Factors, ...
Status: the little gull first nested in Ontario in 1962, when 3 nests were found at Second Marsh, and a pair nested there the following year. these also represented the first nesting records for North America. this species is native to the palearctic, ...
Allan P. Sandilands, 2010
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The Birds of British Columbia: Nonpasserines: Diurnal Birds ...
Little Gull Larus minutus Pallas LIGU RANGE: Breeds in Eurasia from southern Scandinavia and northwestern Russia south to northern Europe, south-central Russia, central Siberia, and Lake Baikal. Winters south to the Mediterranean, Black, ...
Robert Wayne Campbell, Neil K. Dawe, British Columbia. Wildlife Branch, 1997
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Wisconsin Birdlife: Population & Distribution Past & Present
Late June and early July observations were unknown until one bird was discovered on 8 July 1951 (Dane, S. D. Robbins), followed by another on 22 June 1960 (Burnett, W. E. Southern), and four individuals from Little Gull (Larus minutus) ...
Samuel D. Robbins, 1991
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Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification ...
On the other end of the often-confused-with-Bonaparte's-gull spectrum is the little gull, named for its diminutive size. The little gull is a winter vagrant to the Mid- Atlantic coast, where it is usually found in the company of Bonaparte's gulls. Its tiny ...
Bill Thompson, 2005
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Range: Colonizer from Europe. Fairly common in winter in Newfoundland, where a few breed; rare off western Alaska, Maritimes, and coastal New England; casual elsewhere in North America. Little Gull Larusminutus L 11" (28 cm) WS 24 " (61 ...
Jon Lloyd Dunn, Jonathan K. Alderfer, 2006
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Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion: A ...
Little Gull is tame and allows close approach. FLIGHT: Looks like a small, compact, short-tailed, blunt-winged or mitten-winged gull. Immatures are pointier- winged but still shorter and proportionally broader than Bonaparte's. Adults are overall ...
Pete Dunne, 2013
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Chasing Birds Across Texas: A Birding Big Year
On a busy Saturday afternoon, we pursued the Little Gull that had made the lake its home since being discovered by Peter Billingham on February 5. Matt and I sorted through the gulls along the lake's northwest and west shores but found only ...
Mark Thomas Adams, 2003
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Atlantic Boating Almanacs: Cape Cod, Ma To Sandy Hook
THE RACE, the main entrance to Long Island Sound from E, extends between Fishers Island and Little Gull Island, with a width of about 3.5 miles between. The only dangers are Valiant Rock, nearly in the middle, and Little Gull Island with its  ...
‎2004
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The Tos Handbook of Texas Birds
... Panhandle during the summer and is accidental in other parts of the state at that time of year. LITTLE GULL harm minutus Pallas Very rare winter visitor to the eastern half of the state. There are 37 documented records of Little Gull for Texas.
Mark Lockwood, Brush Freeman, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LITTLE GULL»

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Bird sightings
... observed possible red-necked stilt in the Bill Forward Pool and a little gull at both the Sandy Point State Reservation and Stage Island Pool. «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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Bird sightings on Cape Cod
An amazing four royal terns were at Race Point beach in Provincetown, where other sightings included a little gull, over 200 Cory's shearwaters ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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Looking forward to Hog Island Butterfly Count
... Meadowlark (Bethany), Mississippi Kite (Pt Pelee), a Little Gull (Oshawa), Yellow-crowned Heron (Ottawa), and White-faced Ibis (Orleans). «Pembroke Daily Observer, Jul 15»
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Delaware regional fishing report
Productive locations include Hens and Chicken's Shoal, Reef Site 10, Fenwick Shoal, and Little Gull Shoal off of North Assateague. Ocean ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
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Fish on: July fishing over the years
I took my boat out to Little Gull with McConnell but saw no fish action in the sluiceway. We next hit the beach along Plum and found lots of ... «Shelter Island Reporter, Jul 15»
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Schumer: Plum Island is an Environmental & Wildlife Habitat; We …
Plum Island and the adjacent Great Gull and Little Gull Islands were identified for protection in 2006 by the federally created Long Island Sound ... «RealEstateRama, Jun 15»
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Wildlife sightings this week
... in Brewster, single common ravens in Eastham and Wellfleet, and a little gull and a great cormorant off Head of the Meadow Beach. «Wicked Local Eastham, Jun 15»
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Bird Notes: Bitterns are booming on Anglesey
Now they are scarce visitors, though two were at NWWT Cemlyn Bay at the weekend, along with a Little Gull. A count of Little Terns at Gronant ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jun 15»
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Wildlife sightings
... with sightings this week of 2 parasitic jaegers, 125 black-legged kittiwakes, 125 Bonaparte's gulls, a black-headed gull, a little gull, an Iceland ... «Wicked Local Chatham, Jun 15»
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Fishing Plus: Perfect bluefish conditions ahead
The usual areas include the Watch Hill reefs, lower Thames River, the Race, Plum Gut, Pigeon Rip, Little Gull, outer Bartlett Reef, Black Point, ... «Thehour.com, May 15»

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