American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLarus (Large White-headed Gulls)
- SpeciesLarus smithsonianus (American Herring Gull)
Closest Relatives at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
Cabot's Tern
Thalasseus acuflavidus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
📅 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 American Herring Gull in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
About 0% of visitor-days record a American Herring Gull sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Herring Gull in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
October has the highest sighting rate for American Herring Gull in La Amistad International Park (Panama) in our monthly data.