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Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis [JF Naumann, 1840]
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
BTO Codes:
YG, YELGU
EURING No:
5926
Number in Britain:
Unavailable
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
michahellis recorded in Britain (of 5 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
63 cm
Wingspan:
149 cm
Weight:
M/F: 1.2 kg
Scientific name from:
Gr.: laros =a seabird
and after Karl Michahelles (1807-34), German zoologist and physician
World Distribution:
BREEDS: s Europe, Middle East, se&c Asia, WINTERS: south to n Africa & Persian Gulf
Habitat:
Seacoasts, lakes, rivers
Diet:
Omnivorous, but mostly animal material, also scavenges and pirates food
Other Names
Split from L. argentatus
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Dutch:
Geelpootmeeuw
Finnish:
Etelänharmaalokki
French:
Goéland lecophée
German:
Weißkopfmöwe
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish:
Italian:
Gabbiano reale
Norwegian:
Polish:
Mewa bialoglowa
Portuguese:
Spanish:
Gaviota patiamarilla
Swedish:
Gulfotad trut
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