Belcher's Gull

Belcher's Gull

Larus belcheri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Paracas National Reserve

Closest Relatives at Paracas National Reserve

Dominican Gull
LC

Dominican Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus dominicanus

60–70% · Likely
Grey-hooded Gull

Grey-hooded Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

60–70% · Likely
Grey Gull

Grey Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus modestus

60–70% · Likely
Inca Tern
NT

Inca Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larosterna inca

50–60% · Likely
Black Skimmer
LC

Black Skimmer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rynchops niger

50–60% · Likely
Elegant Tern
NT

Elegant Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus elegans

40–50% · Likely
Larus pipixcan
LC

Larus pipixcan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus pipixcan

40–50% · Likely
Royal Tern
LC

Royal Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus maximus

30–40% · Possible
Sandwich Tern
LC

Sandwich Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus sandvicensis

20–30% · Possible
Peruvian Tern
EN

Peruvian Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sternula lorata

10–20% · Possible
Laughing Gull

Laughing Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus atricilla

0–10% · With luck
Andean Gull

Andean Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus serranus

0–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
70–80
Feb
90–100
Mar
80–90
Apr
80–90
May
80–90
Jun
80–90
Jul
80–90
Aug
70–80
Sep
80–90
Oct
80–90
Nov
70–80
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
80–90%
2 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
3 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Belcher's Gull in Paracas National Reserve?

About 83% of visitor-days record a Belcher's Gull sighting in Paracas National Reserve, based on 389 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Belcher's Gull in Paracas National Reserve?

March has the highest sighting rate for Belcher's Gull in Paracas National Reserve in our monthly data.

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