Bonaparte's Gull

Closest Relatives at Katmai National Park

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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	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
2	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
3	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
4	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
6	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
7	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
9	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
10	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
11	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
12	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
13	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
15	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
16	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
18	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
19	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
20	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
21	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
23	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
24	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
26	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
29	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
30	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
31	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
32	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
33	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
34	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
35	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
36	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
38	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
39	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
40	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bonaparte's Gull in Katmai National Park?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Bonaparte's Gull sighting in Katmai National Park, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bonaparte's Gull in Katmai National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Bonaparte's Gull in Katmai National Park in our monthly data.