Caspian or Armenian Gull
Larus [michahellis or armenicus] (= Larus michahellis) Naumann, JF 1840
The yellow-legged gull 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. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Larus
Scientific:
Larus michahellis
Original description
Citation:
Naumann, JF 1840
Reference:
Naturges. Vög. Deutschlands, ed.2 [Naumann]
10 p.382
Protonym:
Larus Michahellis
Type locality:
Coast of Dalmatia.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33762768#page/394/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
E0D90194AE55705B
Avibase ID:
avibase-E0D90194
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E0D90194
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824076
Geographic range:
- Larus michahellis: Atlantic coasts of Portugal, Spain, and Morocco; coastal and inland Mediterranean region from Belgium to Poland and Turkey; winters to eastern British Isles and southern Scandinavia
- Larus michahellis michahellis: Atlantic Portugal, Spain, and Morocco; coastal and inland Mediterranean from Belgium to Poland and Turkey; winters to eastern British Isles and southern Scandinavia
- Larus michahellis atlantis: Azores, Madeira, and Canary Islands (Macaronesia); winters to Senegal
- Larus armenicus: lakes of Caucasus to eastern Türkiye and Iran; winters to Red Sea
Caspian or Armenian Gull
French:
Goéland leucophée ou G. d'Arménie
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Caspian or Armenian Gull ( Larus [michahellis or armenicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Caspian or Armenian Gull ( Larus [michahellis or armenicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Caspian or Armenian Gull ( Larus [michahellis or armenicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Larus [michahellis or armenicus] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Larus [michahellis or armenicus] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Larus [michahellis or armenicus] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Caspian or Armenian Gull ( Larus [michahellis or armenicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Caspian or Armenian Gull ( Larus [michahellis or armenicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Caspian or Armenian Gull ( Larus [michahellis or armenicus]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus michahellis) [version 7] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus michahellis) [version 7] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus michahellis) [version 7] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus michahellis) [version 7] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus michahellis) [version 7] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus michahellis) [version 7] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, excl. barabensis]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Arabic: النورس القوقازي
Asturian: Gaviota
Azerbaijani: Gümüşü qağayı
Belarusian: Чайка-рагатуха
Bulgarian: Жълтокрака чайка
Bengali: হলদেপা গাঙচিল
Breton: Ar gouelan gris ar C'hreisteiz
Catalan: Gavià argentat
Catalan (Balears): Gavina
Czech: racek bělohlavý
Welsh: Gwylan goesfelen
Danish: Kaspisk Måge
German: Steppenmöwe
Greek: Ασημόγλαρος της Κασπίας
Greek (Cypriot): Κασπικός Γλάρος
English: Caspian or Armenian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull
Esperanto: Flavkrura arĝentmevo
Spanish: Gaviota del Caspio
Spanish (Spain): Gaviota Patiamarilla
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Gaviota Patiamarilla
Estonian: koldjalg-hõbekajakas
Basque: Kaio hankahori
Finnish: aroharmaalokki
French: Goéland leucophée ou G. d'Arménie, Goéland pontique
Frisian: Pontyske Sulvermiuw
Galician: Gaivota patiamarela
Hebrew: שחף צהוב-רגל
Croatian: Galeb Klaukavac
Hungarian: Sárgalábú sirály
Armenian: Քրքջան Որոր
Icelandic: Klapparmáfur
Italian: Gabbiano reale
Japanese (romaji): ki-ashi se-guro kamome
Japanese: キアシセグロカモメ
Japanese (Kanji): 黄足背黒鴎
Georgian: ვერცხლისფერი თოლია, ყვითელფეხა თოლია
Khakas: Улуғ хайлах
Kazakh: Єгізшағала
Korean: 카스피해갈매기
Korean (Transliteration): kaseupi-hae-galmaegi
Scientific: L. cachinnans, Larus [michahellis or armenicus], Larus cachinnans, Larus cachinnans cachinnans, Larus cachinnans michahellis, Larus michahellis, Larus michahellis michahellis
Luxembourgish: Steppeméiw
Lithuanian: Geltonkojis kiras
Latvian: Kaspijas kaija
Macedonian: Сребренаст галеб
Mongolian: Бархираа цахлай
Maltese: Gawwija Prima
Dutch: Geelpootmeeuw
Norwegian: Kaspimåke
Polish: mewa białogłowa, mewa romanska
Pinyin: huáng-jiǎo ōu
Portuguese: Gaivota-de-patas-amarelas
Portuguese (Portugal): Gaivota-de-patas-amarelas
Romansh: muetta caspica
Romanian: Pescăruş pontic
Russian: Хохотунья
Slovak: čajka bielohlavá
Slovenian: rumenonogi galeb
Albanian: Pulëbardha këmbëverdhë
Serbian: žutokljuni galeb
Swedish: Kaspisk trut
Thai: นกนางนวลขาเหลือง
Turkish: Gümüş martı
Tuvinian: Каттырар ак-кускун
Ukrainian: Мартин жовтоногий
Vietnamese: Chim Mòng bể chân vàng
Chinese: 黄脚银鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 黃腳銀鷗
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 裏海銀鷗
Chinese (Taiwan): 里海银鸥
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