California Gull

California Gull

Larus californicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Death Valley National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
0–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
2 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
5 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
6 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
9 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
10 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
11 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
12 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
13 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
16 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
18 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
20 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
22 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
23 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
24 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
25 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a California Gull in Death Valley National Park?

About 14% of visitor-days record a California Gull sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 318 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see California Gull in Death Valley National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for California Gull in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.

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