Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLarus (Large White-headed Gulls)
- SpeciesLarus fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull)
Closest Relatives at Monfragüe National Park
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
📅 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 Lesser Black-backed Gull in Monfragüe National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Lesser Black-backed Gull sighting in Monfragüe National Park, based on 158 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Black-backed Gull in Monfragüe National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Black-backed Gull in Monfragüe National Park in our monthly data.