American Herring Gull

Closest Relatives at Riding Mountain 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	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
2	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
3	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
4	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
5	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
6	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
7	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
8	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
9	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
10	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
11	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
12	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
13	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
14	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
15	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
16	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
17	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
18	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
19	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
21	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
23	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
24	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
26	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
27	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
29	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
30	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
32	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
34	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
35	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
36	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
37	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
38	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
39	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
40	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
41	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
42	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
43	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
44	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
45	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
46	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Herring Gull in Riding Mountain National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a American Herring Gull sighting in Riding Mountain National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Herring Gull in Riding Mountain National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for American Herring Gull in Riding Mountain National Park in our monthly data.