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Yellow-legged Gull

Larus cachinnans atlantis

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32.6511, -16.9097

Field Notes

Description:

from the promenade at the port we could see a little beach, where a lot of sea gulls were resting, all of them had a light grey back, and there were a lot of chicks too.

Habitat:

sea shore, beach

Notes:

@ alex

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Ava T-B
This is a cooler spotting than you might guess! These are Yellow-legged Gulls Larus cachinnans. They are very similar to Herring Gulls, but their legs are yellow. Or, just to get more complex, these could be very light backed Lesser Black-backed gulls.

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Birds of the World
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Portugal's Biodiversity
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PublishedOctober 27, 2011

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