Yellow-legged Gull · Larus michahellis · Naumann, JF, 1840

Order: CHARADRIIFORMES

Family: Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)

Genus: Larus

Species: michahellis

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Subspecies

atlantis · Dwight, 1922
lusitanicus
lusitanius
michahellis · Naumann, JF, 1840

Unclassified

No subspecies specified
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Credits

Ranges shown based on BirdLife International and NatureServe (2011), now curated and maintained by Xeno-canto.

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Note: Xeno-canto follows the IOC taxonomy. External sites may use a different taxonomy.

Seasonal occurrence

Resident
Breeding
Non-breeding
Passage
Uncertain

582 foreground recordings and 584 background recordings of Larus michahellis . Total recording duration 4:44:39.

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Common name / Scientific	Length	Recordist	Date	Time	Country	Location	Elev. (m)	Type (predef. / other)	Remarks	Actions / Quality	Cat.nr.
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:43	Arjun Dutta	2025-01-17	14:00	Spain	Málaga (Desembocadura del Guadalhorce)	0	duet, song	Slightly but minimally edited. [also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC975966
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:59	FREDERIC Lionel	2025-02-19	17:00	France	Arrondissement d'Orléans (near Bou), Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire	100	call, song	[also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC974490
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:12	Christian Kerihuel	2025-02-17	00:30	France	Arrondissement de Nîmes (near Le Grau-du-Roi), Gard, Occitanie	0	call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC973913
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:25	Rafael Costas	2024-08-30	07:24	Spain	Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia	40	nocturnal flight call	NFC [sono]	A B C D E	XC973526
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:25	Francesco Sottile	2025-01-02	15:24	Italy	Cesenatico, Provincia di Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna	0	call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC958077
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:28	Francesco Sottile	2025-01-02	15:21	Italy	Cesenatico, Provincia di Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna	0	call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC958076
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:38	Francesco Sottile	2025-01-02	15:18	Italy	Cesenatico, Provincia di Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna	0	call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC958075
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:20	Francesco Sottile	2025-01-02	15:20	Italy	Cesenatico, Provincia di Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna	0	call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC958074
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:09	Arjun Dutta	2023-09-30	11:00	Bulgaria	Cape Kaliakra	20	call, flight call	Slightly but minimally edited. [sono]	A B C D E	XC955930
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	1:13	Marcin Przymencki	2024-01-15	15:30	Spain	Vigo, Galicia	0	begging call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC951768
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:10	Marcin Przymencki	2024-01-15	15:30	Spain	Vigo, Galicia	0	begging call, long call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC951767
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:18	Marcin Przymencki	2024-01-15	15:30	Spain	Vigo, Galicia	0	begging call, long call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC951766
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:24	Rafael Costas	2024-08-25	07:17	Spain	Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia	40	call, flight call, nocturnal flight call, nocturnal song	NFC [sono]	A B C D E	XC929941
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:16	Paul Kelly	2024-08-11	06:30	Italy	Loiri Porto San Paolo, Province of Sassari, Sardinia	60	flight call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC928116
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:12	Rafael Costas	2024-08-16	07:00	Spain	Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia	40	call, flight call, nocturnal flight call	NFC [sono]	A B C D E	XC927665
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:18	Rafael Costas	2024-08-10	07:10	Spain	Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia	40	call, flight call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC927656
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:29	Marcos Prada Arias	2024-07-17	02:52	Spain	Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia	30	flight call, nocturnal flight call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC921318
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:37	Rafael Costas	2024-07-08	01:53	Spain	Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia	40	call, flight call, nocturnal flight call	NFC [sono]	A B C D E	XC920204
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:11	Rafael Costas	2024-06-06	06:30	Spain	Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia	40	call, flight call	Calls at dawn in a city [sono]	A B C D E	XC911067
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:09	Rafael Costas	2024-06-04	00:41	Spain	Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia	40	call, flight call, nocturnal flight call	NFC [sono]	A B C D E	XC910569
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:40	Stanislas Wroza	2024-05-06	08:00	France	Arrondissement de Bastia (near Rogliano), Haute-Corse, Corse	10	flight call, two birds chasing each other	[sono]	A B C D E	XC903131
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:10	Andrew Harrop	2024-05-05	16:00	Italy	SS 127 Bis Fr.rifornitore (near Fertilia), Provincia di Sassari, Sardegna	0	call, flight call	Calls from birds by inlet between sea and lagoon. [sono]	A B C D E	XC900679
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:10	Théo Trees	2024-04-25	14:30	France	Arrondissement d'Arles (near Arles), Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	0	call, song	[sono]	A B C D E	XC899528
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	1:45	Francesco Sottile	2024-03-10	10:22	Italy	Corigliano-Rossano (near Centrale Enel), Provincia di Cosenza, Calabria	0	call	[also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC880868
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:25	Alain Malengreau	2021-10-02	12:00	Italy	Capo Sandalo (near La Caletta), Provincia del Sud Sardegna, Sardegna	60	flight call	Two birds in flight. [sono]	A B C D E	XC880827
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:21	Sergi Carreras	2024-02-22	07:30	Spain	Plaça Vila VNG - Catalunya	20	nocturnal flight call	NocMig in the Catalan Coast. [sono]	A B C D E	XC877476
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:51	João Tomás	2024-02-03	8:25	Spain	Hoya de Huesca/Plana de Uesca (near Alcalá de Gurrea), Huesca, Aragón	420	flight call	Bird flying above me and calling. [also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC872056
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:32	FREDERIC Lionel	2024-01-14	12:00	Spain	La Janda (near Conil de la Frontera), Cádiz, Andalusia	0	duet, flight call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC864608
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:09	Jorge Leitão	2024-01-03	11:04	Portugal	Colina do Sagrado Coração de Jesus, São Vicente, Braga	240	flight call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC859066
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	0:21	Jorge Leitão	2023-11-24	11:09	Portugal	Colina do Sagrado Coração de Jesus, São Vicente, Braga	240	flight call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC843575

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