65,057 observationsLeast Concern
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Charadriiformes ›Family: Laridae ›Genus: Larus
About
The yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis), sometimes referred to as western yellow-legged gull (to distinguish it from eastern populations of yellow-legged large white-headed gulls), is a large gull of 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...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Yellow-legged Gull is Larus michahellis.
- Yellow-legged Gull belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Yellow-legged Gull belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Yellow-legged Gull belongs to the class Aves.
- Yellow-legged Gull belongs to the order Charadriiformes.
- Yellow-legged Gull belongs to the family Laridae.
- Yellow-legged Gull belongs to the genus Larus.