Larus pipixcan

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	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
2	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	40–50%
3	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
4	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
5	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
6	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
7	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
8	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
9	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
10	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
11	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
12	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
13	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
14	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
15	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
16	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
18	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
19	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
20	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
23	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
24	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
25	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
26	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
28	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
30	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
31	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
32	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
33	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
35	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
36	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
39	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	Insufficient data
40	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
41	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
42	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
43	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
44	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
45	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
46	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
47	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
48	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
49	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
50	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
51	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
52	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
53	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
54	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Larus pipixcan in Galápagos Islands?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Larus pipixcan sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 553 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Larus pipixcan in Galápagos Islands?

November has the highest sighting rate for Larus pipixcan in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.