Laughing Gull
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Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
4 Verified records at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. Named from its laugh-like call, it is an opportunistic omnivore and scavenger. It breeds in large colonies mostly along the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. Two subspecies are accepted, L. a. atricilla, which occurs from the West Indies to the Venezuelan islands, and L. a. megalopterus, which occurs from southeast Canada down to Central America. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve

Franklin's Gull
LC

Franklin's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus pipixcan

Insufficient data
Black Tern
LC

Black Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias niger

Insufficient data
Royal Tern

Royal Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus maximus

Insufficient data
Least Tern
LC

Least Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sternula antillarum

Insufficient data
Northern Jacana
LC

Northern Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jacana spinosa

5–10% · With luck
Solitary Sandpiper
LC

Solitary Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa solitaria

<5% · Rare
Killdeer
NT

Killdeer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius vociferus

<5% · Rare
Black-necked Stilt
Endemic

Black-necked Stilt

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Himantopus mexicanus

<5% · Rare
Least Sandpiper
NT

Least Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris minutilla

<5% · Rare
Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

<5% · Rare
Lesser Yellowlegs
VU

Lesser Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa flavipes

Insufficient data
Wilson's Snipe
LC

Wilson's Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago delicata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Laughing Gull at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
70–80%
2 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
60–70%
3 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
20–30%
5 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
20–30%
6 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
7 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
9 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
10 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
10–20%
11 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
12 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
13 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
14 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
15 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
16 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
10–20%
17 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
18 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
19 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
20 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
21 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
22 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
23 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
25 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
26 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
32 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
33 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
34 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
35 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
36 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
37 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
38 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
39 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
40 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
41 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
42 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
43 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
44 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
45 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
46 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
47 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
48 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
49 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
50 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
51 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
Insufficient data
52 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
53 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
54 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
55 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
56 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
57 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
58 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
59 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
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