Grey Gull

Grey Gull

Leucophaeus modestus

60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Paracas National Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
40–50
Mar
60–70
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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
60–70%
2 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
3 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
4 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
5 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grey Gull in Paracas National Reserve?

About 61% of visitor-days record a Grey Gull sighting in Paracas National Reserve, based on 287 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Grey Gull in Paracas National Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Grey Gull in Paracas National Reserve in our monthly data.

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