Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLarus (Large White-headed Gulls)
- SpeciesLarus fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull)
Closest Relatives at Snowdonia National Park
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Common Gull
Larus canus
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
📅 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 Lesser Black-backed Gull in Snowdonia National Park?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Lesser Black-backed Gull sighting in Snowdonia National Park, based on 490 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Black-backed Gull in Snowdonia National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Black-backed Gull in Snowdonia National Park in our monthly data.