Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLeucophaeus (Hooded Gulls)
- SpeciesLeucophaeus atricilla (Laughing Gull)
Closest Relatives at Acadia National Park
Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Laughing Gull in Acadia National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Laughing Gull sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 1673 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Laughing Gull in Acadia National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Laughing Gull in Acadia National Park in our monthly data.