Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Gros Morne National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
60–70
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
50–60
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 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
50–60%
2 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
3 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
40–50%
4 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
5 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
6 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
7 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
8 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
10–20%
9 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
10 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
12 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Black-backed Gull in Gros Morne National Park?

About 49% of visitor-days record a Great Black-backed Gull sighting in Gros Morne National Park, based on 482 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Black-backed Gull in Gros Morne National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Great Black-backed Gull in Gros Morne National Park in our monthly data.

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