Glaucous Gull
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Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

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

The glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) is a large gull, the second-largest gull in the world. The genus name is from Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific name hyperboreus is Latin for "northern" from the Ancient Greek Huperboreoi people from the far north "Glaucous" is from Latin glaucus and denotes the grey colour of the gull. An older English name for this species is burgomaster. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park

Glaucous-winged Gull
LC

Glaucous-winged Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus glaucescens

30–40% · Possible
California Gull
LC

California Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus californicus

10–20% · With luck
Short-billed Gull

Short-billed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus brachyrhynchus

10–20% · With luck
Heermann's Gull
NT

Heermann's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus heermanni

5–10% · With luck
Western Gull
LC

Western Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus occidentalis

5–10% · With luck
Ring-billed Gull
LC

Ring-billed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus delawarensis

<5% · Rare
Iceland Gull
LC

Iceland Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus glaucoides

<5% · Rare
American Herring Gull
LC

American Herring Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus smithsonianus

<5% · Rare
Slaty-backed Gull
LC

Slaty-backed Gull

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Larus schistisagus

Insufficient data
Caspian Tern
LC

Caspian Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydroprogne caspia

<5% · Rare
Bonaparte's Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

<5% · Rare
Black-legged Kittiwake
VU

Black-legged Kittiwake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rissa tridactyla

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Glaucous Gull at Olympic 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 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
30–40%
2 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
3 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
4 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
8 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
9 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
10 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
11 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
12 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
13 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
14 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
15 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
16 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
17 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
18 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
19 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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