Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLarus (Large White-headed Gulls)
- SpeciesLarus dominicanus (Dominican Gull)
Closest Relatives at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus finschi
Black Stilt
Himantopus novaezelandiae
Wrybill
Anarhynchus frontalis
White-headed Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
VOC
Haematopus unicolor
📅 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 Dominican Gull in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Dominican Gull sighting in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dominican Gull in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Dominican Gull in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park in our monthly data.