Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis - Goéland leucophée

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Larus
Species
:
michahellis

Descriptor

Naumann, JF, 1840

Biometrics

Size
: 68 cm
Wingspan
: 130 à 158 cm.
Weight
: 750 à 1250 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Larus michahellis michahellis (w and s Europe, nw Africa, Mediterranean)
Larus michahellis atlantis (Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.)

Foreign names

Goéland leucophée,
Gaviota patiamarilla,
gaivota-de-patas-amarelas,
Mittelmeermöwe,
sárgalábú sirály,
Geelpootmeeuw,
Gabbiano reale,
medelhavstrut,
Gulbeinmåke,
čajka žltonohá,
racek středomořský,
Middelhavs-sølvmåge,
etelänharmaalokki,
gavià de potes grogues,
mewa romańska,
Vidusjūras kaija,
rumenonogi galeb,
Средиземноморская чайка,
キアシセグロカモメ,
黄腿银鸥,
黃腿鷗,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fe

ns, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Urban Areas ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha), Aquaculture Ponds, Salt Exploitation Sites, Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels), Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land