Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLarus (Large White-headed Gulls)
- SpeciesLarus delawarensis (Ring-billed Gull)
The ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull native to North America, breeding in Canada and the northern Contiguous United States, and wintering mainly in the United States and northern Mexico. The genus name is from Latin Larus which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific delawarensis refers to the Delaware River. Wikipedia →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Ring-billed Gull sighting in Elk Island National Park, based on 232 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Elk Island National Park
California Gull
Larus californicus
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ring-billed Gull in Elk Island National Park?
About 42% of wildlife watchers report a Ring-billed Gull sighting in Elk Island National Park, based on 232 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Ring-billed Gull in Elk Island National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Ring-billed Gull in Elk Island National Park in our monthly data.