Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLarus (Large White-headed Gulls)
- SpeciesLarus glaucoides (Iceland Gull)
Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Common Gull
Larus canus
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 2 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 13 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 14 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Iceland Gull in Vatnajokull National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Iceland Gull sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 630 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Iceland Gull in Vatnajokull National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Iceland Gull in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.