Yellow-legged Gull
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Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · With luck
overall probability at Hortobágy National Park
99 Verified records at Hortobágy National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-legged gull or western yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) 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. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-legged Gull sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 99 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Hortobágy National Park

Caspian Gull
LC

Caspian Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus cachinnans

50–60% · Likely
Common Gull
LC

Common Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus canus

5–10% · With luck
Lesser Black-backed Gull
LC

Lesser Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus fuscus

<5% · Rare
European Herring Gull
LC

European Herring Gull

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Larus argentatus

Insufficient data
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

70–80% · Very likely
Whiskered Tern
LC

Whiskered Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias hybrida

30–40% · Possible
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

10–20% · With luck
Black Tern
LC

Black Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias niger

10–20% · With luck
White-winged Tern
LC

White-winged Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias leucopterus

10–20% · With luck
Little Gull
LC

Little Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydrocoloeus minutus

5–10% · With luck
Caspian Tern
LC

Caspian Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydroprogne caspia

<5% · Rare
Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull

Bird

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
40–50%
2 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
3 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
4 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
10–20%
5 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
6 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
7 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
8 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
9 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
10 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
11 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
12 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
13 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
14 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
15 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
16 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
17 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-legged Gull in Hortobágy National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-legged Gull sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 99 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-legged Gull in Hortobágy National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-legged Gull in Hortobágy National Park in our monthly data.

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