Caspian Gull
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Caspian Gull

Larus cachinnans

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

The Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans) is a large gull and a member of the herring and lesser black-backed gull complex. The scientific name is from Latin. Larus appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird, and cachinnans means 'laughing', from cachinnare 'to laugh'. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Caspian Gull sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 231 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park

Yellow-legged Gull
LC Endemic

Yellow-legged Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus michahellis

40–50% · Likely
Common Gull
LC

Common Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus canus

10–20% · With luck
Great Black-backed Gull
LC

Great Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus marinus

Insufficient data
Lesser Black-backed Gull
LC

Lesser Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus fuscus

<5% · Rare
European Herring Gull
LC

European Herring Gull

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Larus argentatus

Insufficient data
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

70–80% · Very likely
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

30–40% · Possible
Black Tern
LC

Black Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias niger

20–30% · Possible
Whiskered Tern
LC

Whiskered Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias hybrida

20–30% · Possible
Little Gull
LC

Little Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydrocoloeus minutus

10–20% · With luck
Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull

Bird

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

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

White-winged Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias leucopterus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
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 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
50–60%
2 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
3 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
4 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
5 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
<5%
8 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
9 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
10 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
11 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Caspian Gull in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Caspian Gull sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 231 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Caspian Gull in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Caspian Gull in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.

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