Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusChroicocephalus (Masked Gulls and allies)
- SpeciesChroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Silver Gull)
The silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) is a gull in Oceania. It is the most common gull of Australia. It has been found throughout the continent, but particularly at or near coastal areas. It is smaller than the Pacific gull (Larus pacificus), which also lives in Australia. The silver gull should not be confused with the herring gull, which is called "silver gull" in many other languages (scientific name Larus argentatus, German Silbermöwe, French Goéland argenté, Dutch zilvermeeuw), but is a much larger, robust gull with no overlap in range. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Silver Gull sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 244 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 7 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 11 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Tongariro National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 16 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 18 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 19 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 20 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 21 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Silver Gull in Daintree National Park?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Silver Gull sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 244 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Silver Gull in Daintree National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Silver Gull in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.