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 Pyrénées National Park
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Audouin's Gull
Ichthyaetus audouinii
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
📅 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 Pyrénées National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Yellow-legged Gull sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 347 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-legged Gull in Pyrénées National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-legged Gull in Pyrénées National Park in our monthly data.