- Larus livens
Identification
60–67 cm (23½-26½ in)
- White head
- Slate back and wings
- Thick yellow bill
- Yellow legs
- Yellow iris
Juvenile: have pink legs. The take three years to complete their adult plumage.
Similar Species
Distribution
Islands in Gulf of California; ranges north to Salton Sea.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Rocky and sandy islands which lack vegetation.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of fish, invertebrates, crabs, small seabirds and pelican eggs. They also scavenge on dead marine mammals, food scraps and offal.
Refeences
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Yellow-footed Gull. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-footed_Gull
