American Herring Gull

Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

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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	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
2	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
3	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
4	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
5	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
6	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
7	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
8	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
9	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
10	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
11	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
12	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
13	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
14	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
15	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
16	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
17	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
18	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
19	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
21	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
23	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
24	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
26	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
27	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
29	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
30	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
32	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
34	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
35	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
36	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
37	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
38	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
39	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
40	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
41	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
42	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
43	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
44	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
45	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
46	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Herring Gull in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a American Herring Gull sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 48 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Herring Gull in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for American Herring Gull in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.