Dominican Gull

Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands

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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	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	90–100%
2	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	70–80%
3	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	70–80%
4	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	70–80%
5	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	60–70%
6	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	60–70%
7	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	50–60%
8	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	50–60%
9	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	40–50%
10	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
11	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	30–40%
12	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
13	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
14	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	10–20%
15	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
17	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
18	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	<5%
19	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
20	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
21	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
22	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
23	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
24	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
25	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dominican Gull in Galápagos Islands?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Dominican Gull sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 56 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Dominican Gull in Galápagos Islands?

May has the highest sighting rate for Dominican Gull in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.