Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLarus (Large White-headed Gulls)
- SpeciesLarus hyperboreus (Glaucous Gull)
Closest Relatives at Gates of the Arctic National Park
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 2 | Gates of the Arctic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 9 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 16 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Glaucous Gull in Gates of the Arctic National Park?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Glaucous Gull sighting in Gates of the Arctic National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Glaucous Gull in Gates of the Arctic National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Glaucous Gull in Gates of the Arctic National Park in our monthly data.