Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis [JF Naumann, 1840] |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Laridae |
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BTO Codes:
YG, YELGU
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EURING No: 5926 | |
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Number in Britain:
Unavailable
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
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Subspecies:
michahellis recorded in Britain (of 5 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
63 cm
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Wingspan: 149 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 1.2 kg
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: laros=a seabird and after Karl Michahelles (1807-34), German zoologist and physician |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: s Europe, Middle East, se&c Asia, WINTERS: south to n Africa & Persian Gulf |
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Habitat:
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Seacoasts, lakes, rivers |
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Diet:
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Omnivorous, but mostly animal material, also scavenges and pirates food |
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Split from Larus argentatus
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| Danish: | Dutch: Geelpootmeeuw |
| Finnish: Etelänharmaalokki | French: Goéland lecophée |
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| Italian: Gabbiano reale | Norwegian: |
| Polish: Mewa bialoglowa | Portuguese: |
| Spanish: Gaviota patiamarilla | Swedish: Gulfotad trut |
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