Yellow-legged Gull - Larus michahellis

(last update: October 08 2013)

Coordinators:
Delfín González
Gabriel Martín
Antonio Gutierrez
Amir Ben Dov
Mars Muusse

Larus michahellis - 2CY March

This website deals with the Yellow-legged Gull taxon michahellis, which is a common migrant from July to December in NW Europe. After extensive expansion of the breeding population during the last three decades, it nowadays can be found breeding in Belgium, the Netherlands and Britain in mixed couples with both Herring Gull (argenteus) and Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii). There are subtle differences between the populations from the Mediterranean, Atlantic coast of Portugal and Morocco and from the islands in the Atlantic. Most pronounced differences can be found in the taxon atlantis, now regarded as full species by some authors and birds along the Atlantic coast of the Iberian peninsular: lusitanius. Both atlantis and lusitanius are treated in their own sections on this website.

2cy michahellis in March, ringed in S France. (65347 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY 071Z March 16 2003, Boulogne/Mer, France (50.42N,01.34E).
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull lusitanius 2CY ZL12 March 30 2004, VRSU de Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, Spain. Picture: Delfín González.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull lusitanius 2CY, 7CY & 8CY AJ1N 2006, 2011 & 2012, Gijón, Spain.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull lusitanius 2CY AJ7S March 22 2006, Gijón, Spain. Picture: Delfín González.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 98EH 2CY, March 08 2015, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia. Picture: ringing team Luka Jurinovic.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 74W 2CY, March 07 2014, Biesbosch N.P., the Netherlands. Picture: Merijn Loeve.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, March 26 2008, Yverdon, Switzerland. Picture: Stephane Aubry.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, March 21 2007, Portalban, Switzerland. Picture: Stephane Aubry.
2cy michahellis in March. (57033 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, March 16-18 2003, Boulogne/Mer, France (50.42N,01.34E).
2cy michahellis in March. (58185 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, March 16-17 2003, Boulogne/Mer, France (50.42N,01.34E).
2cy michahellis in March. (55769 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, March 16 2003, Boulogne/Mer, France (50.42N,01.34E).
2cy michahellis in March. (63431 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, March 17 2003, Boulogne/Mer, France (50.42N,01.34E).
2cy michahellis in March. (74633 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, March 17 2003, Boulogne/Mer, France (50.42N,01.34E).
2cy michahellis in March. (69346 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, March 17 2003, Boulogne/Mer, France (50.42N,01.34E).
2cy michahellis in March. (76667 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, March 17 2003, Boulogne/Mer, France (50.42N,01.34E).
2cy michahellis in March. (70418 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, March 17 2003, Boulogne/Mer, France (50.42N,01.34E).
2cy michahellis in March. (63143 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, March 17 2003, Boulogne/Mer, France (50.42N,01.34E).
2cy michahellis in March. (43700 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, March 17 2003, Boulogne/Mer, France (50.42N,01.34E).