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 Tijuca National Park
South American Tern
Sterna hirundinacea
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
📅 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 Tijuca National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Dominican Gull sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 71 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dominican Gull in Tijuca National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Dominican Gull in Tijuca National Park in our monthly data.