Genus

Hooded Gulls

Leucophaeus

5 species in our catalog · found in 86 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
GenusLeucophaeus (Hooded Gulls)

Species in this group

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Leucophaeus atricilla

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Leucophaeus modestus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Leucophaeus pipixcan

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Endemic

Leucophaeus fuliginosus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Leucophaeus scoresbii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Hooded Gulls

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~80%
	Grey Gull			~60%
	Franklin's Gull			~50%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
2	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~80%
	Laughing Gull			~70%
	Grey Gull			~20%
	Franklin's Gull			~10%
3	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~80%
	Laughing Gull			~80%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
4	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~50%
	Franklin's Gull			~50%
5	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	~50%
	Lava Gull			~40%
	Franklin's Gull			~10%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
	Grey Gull			<5%
6	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~40%
	Dolphin Gull			~40%
7	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~30%
	Franklin's Gull			~30%
	Laughing Gull			Insufficient data
8	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~30%
	Dolphin Gull			~30%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
9	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Franklin's Gull			~20%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Laughing Gull			~20%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
11	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	~20%
	Laughing Gull			~20%
12	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~20%
	Laughing Gull			~20%
13	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
	Franklin's Gull			~10%
14	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
15	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Laughing Gull			~20%
16	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
	Grey Gull			Insufficient data
17	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
18	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
19	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
20	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
21	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
22	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
23	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
24	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
25	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
26	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
27	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
28	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Laughing Gull			Insufficient data
29	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Franklin's Gull			~10%
30	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
31	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
32	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
33	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
	Laughing Gull			<5%
34	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
35	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
36	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			Insufficient data
37	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
38	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
39	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			Insufficient data
40	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
41	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
42	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
43	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
44	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
45	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
46	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
47	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
48	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
49	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
50	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
	Laughing Gull			Insufficient data
51	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
52	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
	Laughing Gull			Insufficient data
53	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			Insufficient data
54	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			Insufficient data
55	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
56	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
57	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
58	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
59	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
60	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			Insufficient data
61	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
62	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	<5%
	Grey Gull			Insufficient data
63	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
64	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Laughing Gull			Insufficient data
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
65	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			Insufficient data
66	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
67	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
	Laughing Gull			Insufficient data
68	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
69	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			Insufficient data
70	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
71	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
72	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
73	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			Insufficient data
74	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			Insufficient data
75	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
76	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
77	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
78	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
	Laughing Gull			Insufficient data
79	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
80	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
81	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
82	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
83	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
84	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
85	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			Insufficient data
86	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Laughing Gull			Insufficient data

Hooded Gulls

Species in this group

Laughing Gull

Grey Gull

Franklin's Gull

Lava Gull

Dolphin Gull

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Hooded Gulls

Parks Ranked