Ring-billed Gull
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Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

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

The ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull native to North America, breeding in Canada and the northern Contiguous United States, and wintering mainly in the United States and northern Mexico. The genus name is from Latin Larus which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific delawarensis refers to the Delaware River. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

Lesser Black-backed Gull
LC

Lesser Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus fuscus

Insufficient data
American Herring Gull
LC

American Herring Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus smithsonianus

<5% · Rare
Royal Tern

Royal Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus maximus

10–20% · With luck
Laughing Gull
LC

Laughing Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus atricilla

10–20% · With luck
Franklin's Gull
LC

Franklin's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus pipixcan

Insufficient data
Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus sandvicensis

<5% · Rare
Brown Noddy
LC

Brown Noddy

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anous stolidus

<5% · Rare
Black Skimmer
LC

Black Skimmer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rynchops niger

<5% · Rare
Black Tern
LC

Black Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias niger

<5% · Rare
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

<5% · Rare
Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gelochelidon nilotica

Insufficient data
Caspian Tern
LC

Caspian Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydroprogne caspia

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Ring-billed Gull at Tortuguero 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 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
60–70%
2 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
3 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
4 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
5 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
6 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
7 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
8 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
9 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
10 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
11 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
12 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
13 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
14 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
15 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
16 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
17 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
18 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
19 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
20 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
21 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
22 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
24 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
25 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
26 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
27 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
28 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
29 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
30 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
31 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
34 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
35 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
36 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
37 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
38 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
39 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
40 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
41 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
42 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
43 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
44 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
45 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
46 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
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