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Yellow-legged Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Aves
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
10-15 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Omnivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Colony
Biome
Coastal marine
Range
Europe and North Africa
Movement
Flight
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Herd Safety
Status
Common

About

A large seagull of Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts, identified by its bright yellow legs and yellow bill with a red spot. Adults have pure white plumage with a pale grey mantle and bold black wingtips.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A clutch of eggs is incubated in the nest, kept warm by a brooding parent until the chicks pip free.
  2. 2.
    hatchling
    A naked or downy hatchling is fed in the nest by its parents.
  3. 3.
    juvenile
    A feathered juvenile fledges from the nest and learns to fly and forage.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown with adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Larus
Species
Larus michahellis