Yellow-legged Gull (juvenile)

Description:

The Yellow-legged Gull is a large gull with a length of 52-58 cm and a wingspan of 120-140 cm. The legs of the juvenile spotted here are pink and not yet yellow, and the plumage is spotted.

Habitat:

Spotted on a pier on the shore of a large central European lake. The distribution of this bird has expanded both along the Atlantic coast and into central Europe.

Notes:

Larus michahellis 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. It is named after the German zoologist Karl Michahelles.