Common Gull

Common Gull

Larus canus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Fertő-Hanság National Park
229 Verified records at Fertő-Hanság National Park
February 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 Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 229 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
Caspian Gull
LC

Caspian Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus cachinnans

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

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Fertő-Hanság National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Common Gull sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 229 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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