Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLarus (Large White-headed Gulls)
- SpeciesLarus dominicanus (Dominican Gull)
Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri
Antarctic Tern
Sterna vittata
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
VOC
Haematopus unicolor
South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus finschi
Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Snares Island Snipe
Coenocorypha huegeli
📅 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 Dominican Gull in Rakiura National Park?
About 74% of visitor-days record a Dominican Gull sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 1048 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dominican Gull in Rakiura National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Dominican Gull in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.