Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusChroicocephalus (Masked Gulls and allies)
- SpeciesChroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Silver Gull)
Closest Relatives at Booderee National Park
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Hooded Plover
Thinornis cucullatus
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Painted Buttonquail
Turnix varius
Sanderling
Calidris alba
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 9 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Tongariro National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 14 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 16 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 18 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 19 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Silver Gull in Booderee National Park?
About 47% of visitor-days record a Silver Gull sighting in Booderee National Park, based on 145 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Silver Gull in Booderee National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Silver Gull in Booderee National Park in our monthly data.