Hartlaub's Gull
Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusChroicocephalus (Masked Gulls and allies)
- SpeciesChroicocephalus hartlaubii (Hartlaub's Gull)
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Damara Tern
Sternula balaenarum
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
📅 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 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Hartlaub's Gull in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 55% of visitor-days record a Hartlaub's Gull sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 684 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hartlaub's Gull in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Hartlaub's Gull in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.