Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Larus
eBird Code
yelgul1

Vocalizations

Beni Balog · CC_BY_4_0
Erin Collins · CC_BY_4_0
Cristobal Jimenez · CC_BY_4_0
Radu Teodoreanu · CC_BY_4_0
Pi · CC_BY_4_0
Yves Bas · CC_BY_4_0
Yves Bas · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (2)

  • Larus michahellis atlantis

    breeds Azores, Madeira, and Canary islands; winters to Senegal

  • Larus michahellis michahellis

    breeds Atlantic Portugal, Spain, and Morocco; coastal and inland Mediterranean from Belgium eastward to Poland and Türkiye; winters to eastern British Isles and southern Scandinavia

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (yelgul1) Avibase

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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