Sooty Gull

Sooty Gull

Ichthyaetus hemprichii

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park
23 Verified records at Tsavo East National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Gull sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gelochelidon nilotica

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Crested Tern
LC

Lesser Crested Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus bengalensis

5–10% · With luck
White-winged Tern
LC

White-winged Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias leucopterus

<5% · Rare
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

<5% · Rare
Crested Tern
LC

Crested Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus bergii

<5% · Rare
Little Tern
LC

Little Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sternula albifrons

<5% · Rare
Roseate Tern
LC

Roseate Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna dougallii

<5% · Rare
Brown Noddy
LC

Brown Noddy

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anous stolidus

<5% · Rare
White-cheeked Tern
LC

White-cheeked Tern

Bird

Sterna repressa

Insufficient data
Lesser Noddy
LC

Lesser Noddy

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anous tenuirostris

Insufficient data
Caspian Tern
LC

Caspian Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydroprogne caspia

Insufficient data
Sooty Tern

Sooty Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychoprion fuscatus

Insufficient 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

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Sightings of Sooty Gull are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.

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 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
2 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Gull in Tsavo East National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Gull sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sooty Gull in Tsavo East National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Gull in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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