Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLeucophaeus (Hooded Gulls)
- SpeciesLeucophaeus atricilla (Laughing Gull)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Pied Lapwing
Hoploxypterus cayanus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
📅 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 Laughing Gull in Yasuní National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Laughing Gull sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Laughing Gull in Yasuní National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Laughing Gull in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.