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Yellow-footed gull

Larus livens Dwight, 1919

LCLeast Concernbirds

The yellow-footed gull (Larus livens) is a species in the family Laridae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 809 g to 1.32 kg and live up to 27.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Yellow-footed gull (Larus livens)
Photo: Laura Gaudette · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the yellow-footed gull

Weight
809 g – 1.32 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
1.42 m – 1.55 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
27.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
33.9 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
26.8 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.63 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
4 years – 5 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the yellow-footed gull?

YELLOW-FOOTED GULL · WINGSPAN 1.55 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.55 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the yellow-footed gull is close to the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the yellow-footed gull live?

Not recorded

What is the yellow-footed gull?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The yellow-footed gull (Larus livens) is a large gull, closely related to the western gull and thought to be a subspecies until the 1960s. It is endemic to the Gulf of California.

From the Wikipedia article “Yellow-footed gull” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow-footed_gull&oldid=1367735572), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the yellow-footed gull endangered?

The yellow-footed gull is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the yellow-footed gull classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyLaridae
  6. genusLarus
  7. SpeciesLarus livens Dwight, 1919

Synonyms Larus occidentalis livens

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • نورس أصفر القدمArabic
  • Мексиканска чайкаBulgarian
  • gavià del mar de CortésCatalan
  • racek kalifornskýCzech
  • gwylan droedfelenWelsh
  • GolfmågeDanish
  • GelbfussmöweGerman
  • Flavpieda mevoEsperanto
  • kortesmara mevoEsperanto
  • Gaviota de CortésSpanish
  • Gaviota BajacalifornianaSpanish
  • Gaviota pata amarillaSpanish
  • kalifornia kiltkajakasEstonian
  • kalifornianlokkiFinnish
  • Goéland de CortezFrench
  • meksički galebCroatian
  • Gabbiano piedigialliItalian
  • Gabbiano zampegialleItalian
  • キアシオオセグロカモメJapanese
  • meksikinis kirasLithuanian
  • Kortesa kaijaLatvian
  • Mexicaanse meeuwDutch
  • Californische mantelmeeuwDutch
  • gulfotsvartbakNorwegian
  • mewa meksykańskaPolish
  • gaivota-de-cortezPortuguese
  • gaivota-de-pés-amarelosPortuguese
  • Желтоногая чайкаRussian
  • Кортезская чайкаRussian
  • čajka žltookáSlovak
  • Žutonogi kalifornijski galebSerbian
  • mexikotrutSwedish
  • mexikansk trutSwedish
  • Sarı Ayaklı MartıTurkish
  • мартин мексиканськийUkrainian
  • 黃腳鷗Chinese
  • 黄脚鸥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the yellow-footed gull

Other species in the same genus Larus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the yellow-footed gull?

An adult yellow-footed gull weighs 809 g – 1.32 kg and has a wingspan of 1.42 m – 1.55 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yellow-footed gull endangered?

The yellow-footed gull is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the yellow-footed gull live?

The yellow-footed gull has a recorded lifespan of 27.8 years.

What kind of animal is the yellow-footed gull?

The yellow-footed gull (Larus livens) belongs to the family Laridae in the order Charadriiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Yellow-footed gull (Larus livens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-footed-gull

MLA

“Yellow-footed gull (Larus livens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-footed-gull.

BibTeX
@misc{yellow_footed_gull_2026,
  title = {Yellow-footed gull (Larus livens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-footed-gull},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}