Great Black-backed Gull

Closest Relatives at Point Pelee National Park

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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	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
2	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
3	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	40–50%
4	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
5	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	20–30%
6	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	20–30%
7	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
8	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	10–20%
9	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
11	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
12	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Black-backed Gull in Point Pelee National Park?

About 21% of visitor-days record a Great Black-backed Gull sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 2804 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Black-backed Gull in Point Pelee National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Great Black-backed Gull in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.