Sooty Gull

Sooty Gull

Ichthyaetus hemprichii

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park
10 Verified records at Addo Elephant National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Gull sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park

Dominican Gull
LC

Dominican Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus dominicanus

10–20% · With luck
Grey-hooded Gull

Grey-hooded Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

<5% · Rare
Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus sandvicensis

<5% · Rare
Hartlaub's Gull

Hartlaub's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus hartlaubii

<5% · Rare
Crested Tern
LC

Crested Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus bergii

<5% · Rare
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

<5% · Rare
Caspian Tern
LC

Caspian Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydroprogne caspia

<5% · Rare
Whiskered Tern
LC

Whiskered Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias hybrida

<5% · Rare
Little Tern
LC

Little Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sternula albifrons

Insufficient data
Damara Tern
LC

Damara Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sternula balaenarum

Insufficient data
Roseate Tern
LC

Roseate Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna dougallii

Insufficient data
Blacksmith Lapwing
LC

Blacksmith Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus armatus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
20–30
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 Addo Elephant National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Gull sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sooty Gull in Addo Elephant National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Gull in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.

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