Great Black-backed Gull vs Yellow-legged Gull

Larus marinus compared with Larus michahellis

Key Differences

• Great Black-backed Gull is Least Concern while Yellow-legged Gull is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Black-backed Gull	Yellow-legged Gull
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Aves (새)	Aves (새)
Order same	Charadriiformes (도요목)	Charadriiformes (도요목)
Family same	Laridae	Laridae
Genus same	Larus	Larus
Species	Larus marinus	Larus michahellis

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Black-backed Gull and Yellow-legged Gull share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Larus.

Conservation Status

Great Black-backed Gull

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-legged Gull

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Black-backed Gull	Yellow-legged Gull
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Black-backed Gull

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Yellow-legged Gull

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Great Black-backed Gull

큰검은등갈매기(Larus marinus)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 최소관심종(LC)으로 분류됩니다. 서식 범위 전역에서 널리 분포하며 개체군이 안정적으로 유지되고 있어 즉각적인 보전 우려는 없습니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden