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 Arenal Volcano National Park
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
📅 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 Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Laughing Gull sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Laughing Gull in Arenal Volcano National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Laughing Gull in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.