Glaucous-winged Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Larus glaucescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Katmai National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
70–80
May
50–60
Jun
90–100
Jul
80–90
Aug
80–90
Sep
80–90
Oct
80–90
Nov
80–90
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 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
80–90%
2 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
70–80%
3 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
4 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
5 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
6 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
7 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
9 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
10 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
12 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Glaucous-winged Gull in Katmai National Park?

About 83% of visitor-days record a Glaucous-winged Gull sighting in Katmai National Park, based on 138 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Glaucous-winged Gull in Katmai National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Glaucous-winged Gull in Katmai National Park in our monthly data.

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