Franklin's Gull

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Grand Teton National Park
15 Verified records at Grand Teton National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Franklin's gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) is a small (length 12.6–14.2 in, 32–36 cm) gull. The genus name Leucophaeus is from Ancient Greek leukos, "white", and phaios, "dusky". The specific pipixcan is a Nahuatl name for a type of gull. The English common name was given to commemorate the arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, who led an expedition in 1825 on which the type was collected. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Franklin's Gull sighting in Grand Teton National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ 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 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 Grand Teton National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Franklin's Gull sighting in Grand Teton National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Franklin's Gull in Grand Teton National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Franklin's Gull in Grand Teton National Park in our monthly data.

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