Yellow-footed Gull
Larus livens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLarus (Large White-headed Gulls)
- SpeciesLarus livens (Yellow-footed Gull)
Closest Relatives at Bahía de Loreto National Park
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
California Gull
Larus californicus
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-footed Gull in Bahía de Loreto National Park?
About 76% of visitor-days record a Yellow-footed Gull sighting in Bahía de Loreto National Park, based on 676 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-footed Gull in Bahía de Loreto National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-footed Gull in Bahía de Loreto National Park in our monthly data.