California Gull

Closest Relatives at Yosemite 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	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
2	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
3	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
4	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
5	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
6	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
9	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
10	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
11	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
12	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
13	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
15	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
16	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
18	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
19	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
20	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
22	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
23	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
24	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
25	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a California Gull in Yosemite National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a California Gull sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 181 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see California Gull in Yosemite National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for California Gull in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.