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Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Acadia National Park
4 Verified records at Acadia 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 Acadia National Park

American Herring Gull
LC

American Herring Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus smithsonianus

70–80% · Very likely
Great Black-backed Gull
LC

Great Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus marinus

40–50% · Likely
Ring-billed Gull
LC

Ring-billed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus delawarensis

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

Lesser Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus fuscus

<5% · Rare
Iceland Gull
LC

Iceland Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus glaucoides

<5% · Rare
Laughing Gull
LC

Laughing Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus atricilla

10–20% · With luck
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

10–20% · With luck
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
Roseate Tern
LC

Roseate Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna dougallii

Insufficient data
Black Skimmer
LC

Black Skimmer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rynchops niger

Insufficient data
Arctic Tern
LC

Arctic Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna paradisaea

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Glaucous Gull at Acadia 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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