Franklin's Gull

Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands

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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	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
2	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	40–50%
3	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
4	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
5	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5–10%
6	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
7	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
8	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
9	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
10	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
11	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
12	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
13	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
15	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
16	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
17	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
18	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
19	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
21	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
24	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
26	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
27	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
29	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
30	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
32	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
33	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
34	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
35	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
36	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
39	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
40	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	Insufficient data
41	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
42	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
43	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
44	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
45	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
46	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
47	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
48	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
49	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
50	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
51	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
52	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
53	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
54	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
55	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Franklin's Gull in Galápagos Islands?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Franklin's Gull sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 553 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Franklin's Gull in Galápagos Islands?

November has the highest sighting rate for Franklin's Gull in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.