Swallow-tailed Gull

Swallow-tailed Gull

Creagrus furcatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Possible
overall probability at Galápagos Islands

Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands

Brown Noddy
LC

Brown Noddy

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anous stolidus

60–70% · Likely
Lava Gull
Endemic

Lava Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus fuliginosus

40–50% · Likely
Larus pipixcan
LC

Larus pipixcan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus pipixcan

0–10% · With luck
Laughing Gull

Laughing Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus atricilla

<5% · Rare
Black Skimmer
LC

Black Skimmer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rynchops niger

Insufficient data
Royal Tern
LC

Royal Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus maximus

<5% · Rare
Dominican Gull
LC

Dominican Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus dominicanus

<5% · Rare
Sooty Tern
LC

Sooty Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychoprion fuscatus

<5% · Rare
Grey Gull

Grey Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus modestus

<5% · Rare
Arctic Tern
LC

Arctic Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna paradisaea

<5% · Rare
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

<5% · Rare
Elegant Tern
NT

Elegant Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus elegans

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
40–50%
2 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
3 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Swallow-tailed Gull in Galápagos Islands?

About 40% of visitor-days record a Swallow-tailed Gull sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 2863 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Swallow-tailed Gull in Galápagos Islands?

June has the highest sighting rate for Swallow-tailed Gull in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.

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