Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLarus (Large White-headed Gulls)
- SpeciesLarus michahellis (Yellow-legged Gull)
Closest Relatives at Cévennes National Park
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 6 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 7 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 11 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 12 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 15 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 16 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 17 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-legged Gull in Cévennes National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Yellow-legged Gull sighting in Cévennes National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-legged Gull in Cévennes National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-legged Gull in Cévennes National Park in our monthly data.