Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLarus (Large White-headed Gulls)
- SpeciesLarus glaucoides (Iceland Gull)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
California Gull
Larus californicus
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
📅 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 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 2 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 13 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 14 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Iceland Gull in Channel Islands National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Iceland Gull sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Iceland Gull in Channel Islands National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Iceland Gull in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.