| Yellow-legged gull | |
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| Georges-Valbon, France | |
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| Juvenile, Portosín, Porto do Son, Galicia, Spain | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Larus |
| Species: | L. michahellis
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| Binomial name | |
| Larus michahellis Naumann, 1840
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| Synonyms | |
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Larus argentatus michahellis Naumann, 1840 | |
The yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) is a large gull found in 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 from Latin Larus which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird, and the species name honours the German zoologist Karl Michahelles.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Larus michahellis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T62030970A154522526. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T62030970A154522526.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 219, 253. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.