Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellisNaumann, JF, 1840
English (US) Yellow-legged Gull
The Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Larus michahellis
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Described by
- Naumann, JF, 1840
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Larus michahellis atlantis
- Larus michahellis michahellis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Larus Michahellis
- Described by
- Naumann, JF, 1840
- Type locality
- Coast of Dalmatia.
- Original description
- Naturgeschichte der Vögel Deutschlands, nach eigenen Erfahrungen entworfen : Durchaus umgearbeit, systematisch geordnet, sehr vermehrt, vervollständigt, und mit getreu nach der Natur eigenhändig gezeichneten und gestochenen Abbildungen aller deutschen Vögel, nebst ihren Hauptverschiedenheiten 10 p.382
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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