Heermann's Gull
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Heermann's Gull

Larus heermanni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Redwood National Park
121 Verified records at Redwood National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Heermann's gull (Larus heermanni) is a gull resident in the United States, Mexico and extreme southwestern British Columbia, nearly all nesting on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California. They are usually found near shores or well out to sea, very rarely inland. The species is named after Adolphus Lewis Heermann, nineteenth-century explorer and naturalist. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Heermann's Gull sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 121 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Redwood National Park

Western Gull
LC

Western Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus occidentalis

30–40% · Possible
California Gull
LC

California Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus californicus

20–30% · Possible
Glaucous-winged Gull
LC

Glaucous-winged Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus glaucescens

10–20% · With luck
Short-billed Gull

Short-billed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus brachyrhynchus

10–20% · With luck
American Herring Gull
LC

American Herring Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus smithsonianus

10–20% · With luck
Ring-billed Gull
LC

Ring-billed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus delawarensis

5–10% · With luck
Iceland Gull
LC

Iceland Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus glaucoides

5–10% · Rare
Glaucous Gull
LC

Glaucous Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus hyperboreus

<5% · Rare
Caspian Tern
LC

Caspian Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydroprogne caspia

5–10% · With luck
Black-legged Kittiwake
VU

Black-legged Kittiwake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rissa tridactyla

<5% · Rare
Bonaparte's Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

<5% · Rare
Sabine's Gull
LC

Sabine's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xema sabini

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
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 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
3 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
4 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
5 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
6 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
7 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
8 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
9 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Heermann's Gull in Redwood National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Heermann's Gull sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 121 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Heermann's Gull in Redwood National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Heermann's Gull in Redwood National Park in our monthly data.

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