Short-billed Gull
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Short-billed Gull

Larus brachyrhynchus

60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Katmai National Park
111 Verified records at Katmai National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The short-billed gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) is a species of gull that breeds in northwestern North America. In North America, it was previously known as the mew gull, when it was considered conspecific with the palearctic common gull (Larus canus). Most authorities, including the American Ornithological Society in 2021, have split the two populations as distinct species. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Short-billed Gull sighting in Katmai National Park, based on 111 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Katmai National Park

Glaucous-winged Gull
LC

Glaucous-winged Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus glaucescens

80–90% · Very likely
Slaty-backed Gull
LC

Slaty-backed Gull

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Larus schistisagus

Insufficient data
American Herring Gull
LC

American Herring Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus smithsonianus

5–10% · With luck
Glaucous Gull
LC

Glaucous Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus hyperboreus

Insufficient data
Bonaparte's Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

20–30% · Possible
Arctic Tern
LC

Arctic Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna paradisaea

20–30% · With luck
Black-legged Kittiwake
VU

Black-legged Kittiwake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rissa tridactyla

10–20% · With luck
Caspian Tern
LC

Caspian Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydroprogne caspia

Insufficient data
Sabine's Gull
LC

Sabine's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xema sabini

Insufficient data
Aleutian Tern
VU

Aleutian Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychoprion aleuticus

Insufficient data
Greater Yellowlegs
NT

Greater Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa melanoleuca

50–60% · Likely
Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
70–80
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
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 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
2 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
3 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
4 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
5 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
6 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
7 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
8 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
9 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
10 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
11 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
12 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
15 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Short-billed Gull in Katmai National Park?

About 67% of wildlife watchers report a Short-billed Gull sighting in Katmai National Park, based on 111 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Short-billed Gull in Katmai National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Short-billed Gull in Katmai National Park in our monthly data.

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