Common Gull

Common Gull

Larus canus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Doñana National Park
2 Verified records at Doñana National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common gull (Larus canus) is a gull that breeds in cool temperate regions of the Palearctic from Iceland and Scotland east to Kamchatka in the Russian Far East. Most common gulls migrate further south in winter, reaching the Mediterranean Sea, the southern Caspian Sea, and the seas around China and Japan; northwest European populations are at least partly resident. The closely related short-billed gull was formerly often included in this species, which was then sometimes known collectively as "mew gull". Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park

Yellow-legged Gull
LC Endemic

Yellow-legged Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus michahellis

20–30% · Possible
Lesser Black-backed Gull
LC

Lesser Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus fuscus

20–30% · Possible
Great Black-backed Gull
LC

Great Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus marinus

<5% · Rare
Caspian Gull
LC

Caspian Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus cachinnans

Insufficient data
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

20–30% · Possible
Slender-billed Gull

Slender-billed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus genei

10–20% · With luck
Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gelochelidon nilotica

10–20% · With luck
Whiskered Tern
LC

Whiskered Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias hybrida

10–20% · With luck
Caspian Tern
LC

Caspian Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydroprogne caspia

5–10% · With luck
Little Tern
LC

Little Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sternula albifrons

5–10% · With luck
Roseate Tern
LC

Roseate Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna dougallii

Insufficient data
Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus sandvicensis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Common Gull at Doñana National Park — 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 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
30–40%
2 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
30–40%
3 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
10–20%
4 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
5 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
6 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
7 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
8 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
9 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
10 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
5–10%
11 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
12 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
13 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
14 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
15 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
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