Shorebirds and Allies
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Laridae Low risk
The yellow-legged gull or western yellow-legged gull is a large gull found in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, which has only recently achieved wide recognition as a distinct species. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of either the Caspian gull L. cachinnans, or more broadly as a subspecies of the herring gull L. argentatus. The genus name is from Latin Larus which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird, and the species name honours the German zoologist Karl Michahelles.
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Family
Laridae
Group
Shorebirds and Allies
Conservation status
Low risk
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