Silver Gull
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Silver Gull

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

Silhouette: Michael Scroggie · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
1 Verified sightings at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park From 2019 to 2026
9,259 Verified sightings across all 24 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Silver Gull

The silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) is a gull in Oceania. It is the most common gull of Australia. It has been found throughout the continent, but particularly at or near coastal areas. It is smaller than the Pacific gull (Larus pacificus), which also lives in Australia.

The silver gull should not be confused with the herring gull, which is called "silver gull" in many other languages (scientific name Larus argentatus, German Silbermöwe, French Goéland argenté, Dutch zilvermeeuw), but is a much larger, robust gull with no overlap in range.

It has traditionally been placed in the genus Larus, as is the case with many gulls, but is now placed in the genus Chroicocephalus. Hartlaub's gull (C. hartlaubii) of South Africa was formerly sometimes considered to be subspecies of the silver gull.

There are three subspecies: C. n. forsteri (Mathews, 1912) – north and northeast Australia, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands C. n. novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) – southern Australia and Tasmania C. n. scopulinus (Forster, JR, 1844) or red-billed gull – New Zealand

The head, body, and tail of an adult silver gull are white, and the wings are... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

Crested Tern
LC

Crested Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus bergii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Dominican Gull
LC

Dominican Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus dominicanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Masked Lapwing
LC

Masked Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus miles

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~80%
2 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~80%
3 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~70%
4 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~70%
5 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~70%
6 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia
~70%
7 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~60%
8 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~50%
9 Flinders Chase 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
10 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
11 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
12 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~30%
13 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
14 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
15 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
16 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
17 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
18 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
19 Egmont National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
20 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
21 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
22 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
23 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
24 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
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