Common Gull

Common Gull

Larus canus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Vatnajokull National Park
332 Verified records at Vatnajokull National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common gull (Larus canus) is a gull that breeds in cool temperate regions of the Palearctic from Iceland and Scotland east to Kamchatka in the Russian Far East. Most common gulls migrate further south in winter, reaching the Mediterranean Sea, the southern Caspian Sea, and the seas around China and Japan; northwest European populations are at least partly resident. The closely related short-billed gull was formerly often included in this species, which was then sometimes known collectively as "mew gull". Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Gull sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 332 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park

European Herring Gull
LC

European Herring Gull

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Larus argentatus

40–50% · Likely
Great Black-backed Gull
LC

Great Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus marinus

40–50% · Likely
Glaucous Gull
LC

Glaucous Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus hyperboreus

30–40% · Possible
Iceland Gull
LC

Iceland Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus glaucoides

20–30% · Possible
Lesser Black-backed Gull
LC

Lesser Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus fuscus

20–30% · Possible
Ring-billed Gull
LC

Ring-billed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus delawarensis

Insufficient data
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

70–80% · Very likely
Arctic Tern
LC

Arctic Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna paradisaea

50–60% · Likely
Black-legged Kittiwake
VU

Black-legged Kittiwake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rissa tridactyla

10–20% · With luck
Little Gull
LC

Little Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Insufficient data
Sabine's Gull
LC

Sabine's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xema sabini

Insufficient data
White-winged Tern
LC

White-winged Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias leucopterus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
30–40%
2 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
30–40%
3 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
10–20%
4 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
5 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
6 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
7 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
8 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
9 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
10 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
5–10%
11 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
12 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
13 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
14 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
15 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Gull in Vatnajokull National Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Common Gull sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 332 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Gull in Vatnajokull National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Common Gull in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.

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