Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLeucophaeus (Hooded Gulls)
- SpeciesLeucophaeus pipixcan (Larus pipixcan)
Closest Relatives at Paracas National Reserve
Grey Gull
Leucophaeus modestus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Belcher's Gull
Larus belcheri
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Inca Tern
Larosterna inca
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Peruvian Tern
Sternula lorata
Andean Gull
Chroicocephalus serranus
📅 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 Larus pipixcan in Paracas National Reserve?
About 45% of visitor-days record a Larus pipixcan sighting in Paracas National Reserve, based on 212 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Larus pipixcan in Paracas National Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Larus pipixcan in Paracas National Reserve in our monthly data.