Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLarus (Large White-headed Gulls)
- SpeciesLarus brachyrhynchus (Short-billed Gull)
Closest Relatives at Wood Buffalo National Park
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
📅 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 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Gates of the Arctic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Wood Buffalo National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Nahanni National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Short-billed Gull in Wood Buffalo National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Short-billed Gull sighting in Wood Buffalo National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Short-billed Gull in Wood Buffalo National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Short-billed Gull in Wood Buffalo National Park in our monthly data.