Dominican Gull

Dominican Gull

Larus dominicanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
90–100%
2 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
70–80%
3 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
70–80%
4 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
70–80%
5 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
60–70%
6 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
60–70%
7 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
50–60%
8 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
9 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
40–50%
10 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
11 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
12 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
13 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
14 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
10–20%
15 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
16 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
17 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
18 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
19 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
20 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
21 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
22 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
23 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
24 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
25 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

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.

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