Caspian Gull
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Caspian Gull

Larus cachinnans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Bavarian Forest National Park
43 Verified records at Bavarian Forest National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans) is a large gull and a member of the herring and lesser black-backed gull complex. The scientific name is from Latin. Larus appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird, and cachinnans means 'laughing', from cachinnare 'to laugh'. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Caspian Gull sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park

Yellow-legged Gull
LC Endemic

Yellow-legged Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus michahellis

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Black-backed Gull
LC

Lesser Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus fuscus

Insufficient data
Common Gull
LC

Common Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus canus

<5% · Rare
European Herring Gull
LC

European Herring Gull

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Larus argentatus

Insufficient data
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

20–30% · Possible
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

<5% · Rare
Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull

Bird

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

<5% · Rare
Caspian Tern
LC

Caspian Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydroprogne caspia

<5% · Rare
Black Tern
LC

Black Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias niger

<5% · Rare
Whiskered Tern
LC

Whiskered Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias hybrida

Insufficient data
Little Gull
LC

Little Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Insufficient data
Northern Lapwing
NT

Northern Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus vanellus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
50–60%
2 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
3 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
4 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
5 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
<5%
8 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
9 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
10 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
11 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Caspian Gull in Bavarian Forest National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Caspian Gull sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Caspian Gull in Bavarian Forest National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Caspian Gull in Bavarian Forest National Park in our monthly data.

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