Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusChroicocephalus (Masked Gulls and allies)
- SpeciesChroicocephalus genei (Slender-billed Gull)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Slender-billed Gull in Murchison Falls National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Slender-billed Gull sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Slender-billed Gull in Murchison Falls National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Slender-billed Gull in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.