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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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Giovanni Francesco Tartarelli · xeno-canto 624044

At a glance

Family
Laridae
Group
Shorebirds and Allies
Conservation status
Low risk

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