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 Table Mountain National Park
Hartlaub's Gull
Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Antarctic Tern
Sterna vittata
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
📅 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 Table Mountain National Park?
About 43% of visitor-days record a Dominican Gull sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 2176 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dominican Gull in Table Mountain National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Dominican Gull in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.