Yellow-footed Gull
Larus livens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLarus (Large White-headed Gulls)
- SpeciesLarus livens (Yellow-footed Gull)
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
California Gull
Larus californicus
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-footed Gull in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Yellow-footed Gull sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-footed Gull in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-footed Gull in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.