Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (42)
- Subspecies (2)
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, Guy M. Kirwan, Christopher J. Sharpe, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 5, 2016
Text last updated April 5, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Geelpootmeeu |
| Albanian | Pulëbardha këmbëverdhë |
| Arabic | نورس أصفر الساق |
| Asturian | Gaviota patimariella |
| Azerbaijani | Sarıayaq qağayı |
| Basque | Kaio hankahoria |
| Bulgarian | Жълтонога чайка |
| Catalan | gavià de potes grogues |
| Chinese (SIM) | 黄腿银鸥 |
| Croatian | galeb klaukavac |
| Czech | racek středomořský |
| Danish | Middelhavssølvmåge |
| Dutch | Geelpootmeeuw |
| English | Yellow-legged Gull |
| English (United States) | Yellow-legged Gull |
| Finnish | etelänharmaalokki |
| French | Goéland leucophée |
| French (France) | Goéland leucophée |
| Galician | Gaivota de patas amarelas |
| German | Mittelmeermöwe |
| Greek | Ασημόγλαρος της Μεσογείου |
| Hebrew | שחף צהוב-רגל |
| Hungarian | Sárgalábú sirály |
| Icelandic | Klapparmáfur |
| Italian | Gabbiano reale |
| Japanese | キアシセグロカモメ |
| Latvian | Vidusjūras kaija |
| Lithuanian | Geltonkojis kiras |
| Norwegian | gulbeinmåke |
| Polish | mewa romańska |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Gaivota-de-patas-amarelas |
| Romanian | Pescăruș cu picioare galbene |
| Russian | Средиземноморская чайка |
| Serbian | Morski galeb |
| Slovak | čajka žltonohá |
| Slovenian | Rumenonogi galeb |
| Spanish | Gaviota Patiamarilla |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Gaviota Patiamarilla |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gaviota patiamarilla |
| Swedish | medelhavstrut |
| Turkish | Gümüş Martı |
| Ukrainian | Мартин скельний |
Larus michahellis Naumann, 1840
PROTONYM:
Larus Michahellis
Naumann, 1840. Naturgeschichte der Vögel Deutschlands 10, p.382.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Coast of Dalmatia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LARUS
- michahelles / michahellesi / michahellesii / michahellii / michahellis
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Yellow-legged Gull
