Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLarus (Large White-headed Gulls)
- SpeciesLarus brachyrhynchus (Short-billed Gull)
Closest Relatives at Glacier National Park
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
California Gull
Larus californicus
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
📅 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 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Gates of the Arctic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Wood Buffalo National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Nahanni National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Short-billed Gull in Glacier National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Short-billed Gull sighting in Glacier National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Short-billed Gull in Glacier National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Short-billed Gull in Glacier National Park in our monthly data.