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 Garden Route National Park
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Hartlaub's Gull
Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
📅 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 Garden Route National Park?
About 50% of visitor-days record a Dominican Gull sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 482 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dominican Gull in Garden Route National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Dominican Gull in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.