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 Great Otway National Park
Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Hooded Plover
Thinornis cucullatus
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
📅 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 Great Otway National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Dominican Gull sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dominican Gull in Great Otway National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Dominican Gull in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.