Lesser Black-backed Gull
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Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

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

The lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) is a large gull that breeds on the Atlantic and Arctic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from the British Isles south to West Africa. However, it has increased dramatically in North America, especially along the east coast. Formerly just a winter visitor to North America, it now occurs in large numbers some winters and birds are recorded year-round. However, there is serious concern about decline in many parts of its range. The species is on the UK Amber List because the UK is home to 40 per cent of the European population and more than half of these are found at fewer than ten breeding sites. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cévennes National Park

Yellow-legged Gull
LC Endemic

Yellow-legged Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus michahellis

<5% · Rare
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Insufficient data
Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gelochelidon nilotica

Insufficient data
Eurasian Stone-curlew
LC

Eurasian Stone-curlew

Bird

Burhinus oedicnemus

<5% · Rare
Black-bellied Plover
VU

Black-bellied Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis squatarola

Insufficient data
Common Greenshank
LC

Common Greenshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa nebularia

Insufficient data
Jack Snipe
LC

Jack Snipe

Bird

Lymnocryptes minimus

Insufficient data
Eurasian Dotterel

Eurasian Dotterel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius morinellus

<5% · Rare
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

Insufficient data
Green Sandpiper
LC

Green Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa ochropus

Insufficient data
Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

Insufficient data
Spotted Redshank
LC

Spotted Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa erythropus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Black-backed Gull at Cévennes 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 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
50–60%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
30–40%
3 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
4 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
5 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
20–30%
6 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
7 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
8 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
9 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
10 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5–10%
11 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
12 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
13 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
15 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
16 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
17 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
18 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
20 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
21 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
22 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
23 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
24 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
25 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
26 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
27 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
28 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
29 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
30 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
31 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
32 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
33 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
34 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
35 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
36 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
37 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
38 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
39 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
40 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
41 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
42 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
43 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
44 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
45 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
46 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
Insufficient data
47 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
48 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
49 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
50 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
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