LC
Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2020 Least Concern
2018 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 128,000 km2 medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 316,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 40000 mature individuals poor estimated 2020
Population trend unknown - - -
Generation length 12.2 years - - -

Population justification: The global population is estimated to number 40,000 mature individuals, equating to 60,000 individuals (Wetlands International 2020).

Trend justification: The current population trend is not known (Partners in Flight 2019, Wetlands International 2020).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Mexico extant native yes yes
USA extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Mexico Archipiélago Bahía de los Angeles
Mexico Archipiélago Salsipuedes
Mexico Delta del Río Colorado
Mexico Ensenada de la Paz
Mexico Isla Rasa
Mexico Isla San Marcos
Mexico Isla Tiburón-Canal Infiernillo-Estero Santa Rosa

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Marine Coastal/Supratidal Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands major resident
Marine Intertidal Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc major resident
Marine Neritic Macroalgal/Kelp major resident
Marine Neritic Pelagic suitable resident
Marine Neritic Seagrass (Submerged) major resident
Marine Neritic Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel major resident
Marine Neritic Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs major resident
Marine Neritic Subtidal Sandy major resident
Marine Neritic Subtidal Sandy-Mud major resident
Altitude 0 - 50 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/yellow-footed-gull-larus-livens on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.