Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusXema
- SpeciesXema sabini (Sabine's Gull)
Closest Relatives at Manuel Antonio National Park
Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
White Tern
Gygis alba
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
📅 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 Sabine's Gull in Manuel Antonio National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Sabine's Gull sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sabine's Gull in Manuel Antonio National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Sabine's Gull in Manuel Antonio National Park in our monthly data.