Laughing Gull

Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata

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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	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	70–80%
2	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	60–70%
3	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
4	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	20–30%
5	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	20–30%
6	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
7	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
9	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
10	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	10–20%
11	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
12	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
13	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
14	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
15	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
16	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	10–20%
17	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
18	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
19	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
20	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
21	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
22	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
23	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
25	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
26	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
32	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
33	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
35	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
36	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
37	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
39	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
41	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
43	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
44	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
45	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
46	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
47	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
48	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
49	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
50	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	Insufficient data
51	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
52	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
53	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
54	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
55	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
56	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
57	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
58	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Laughing Gull in Ciénaga de Zapata?

About 22% of visitor-days record a Laughing Gull sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 355 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Laughing Gull in Ciénaga de Zapata?

February has the highest sighting rate for Laughing Gull in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.