Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Gulls :: Yellow-legged Gull

Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis

Described by: Naumann, J. F. (1840)
Alternate common name(s): Atlantic Islands Gull
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Ericeira, Portugal - Jul 6, 2002 © Jose Viana  Palavas-les-Flots, Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France - Mar, 1993 © Pascal Dubois  Geneve, Switzerland - Sep, 2002 © Michel Rogg  Geneve, Switzerland - Sep, 2002 © Michel Rogg  Kastoria Lake, Greece - Aug, 2003 © Nick Kontonicolas 
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Range

W. Europe, nw. Africa and Atlantic Islands;
(1) Azores Is. to Madeira and Canary Is. Possibly Cape Verde Is.
(2) W. France, Portugal and Spain, n. Africa in Morocco, and Mauritania and e. locally in the Mediterranean basin and n. in the e. Baltic Sea, Estonia, nw. Russia (White Sea is.).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Dutch Birding Association
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Dutch Birding Association
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Massaciuccolis Oasis
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Jeff Blincows Sound Gallery
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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