Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusLarus (Large White-headed Gulls)
- SpeciesLarus fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull)
The lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) is a large gull that breeds on the Atlantic and Arctic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from the British Isles south to West Africa. However, it has increased dramatically in North America, especially along the east coast. Formerly just a winter visitor to North America, it now occurs in large numbers some winters and birds are recorded year-round. However, there is serious concern about decline in many parts of its range. The species is on the UK Amber List because the UK is home to 40 per cent of the European population and more than half of these are found at fewer than ten breeding sites. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Los Haitises National Park
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Black-backed Gull at Los Haitises National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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