Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLarus (Large White-headed Gulls)
- SpeciesLarus dominicanus (Dominican Gull)
Closest Relatives at Freycinet National Park
Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata
Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Hooded Plover
Thinornis cucullatus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dominican Gull in Freycinet National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Dominican Gull sighting in Freycinet National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dominican Gull in Freycinet National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Dominican Gull in Freycinet National Park in our monthly data.