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Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

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

The glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) is a large gull, the second-largest gull in the world. The genus name is from Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific name hyperboreus is Latin for "northern" from the Ancient Greek Huperboreoi people from the far north "Glaucous" is from Latin glaucus and denotes the grey colour of the gull. An older English name for this species is burgomaster. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Kluane National Park

Short-billed Gull

Short-billed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus brachyrhynchus

20–30% · Possible
American Herring Gull
LC

American Herring Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus smithsonianus

20–30% · Possible
Glaucous-winged Gull
LC

Glaucous-winged Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus glaucescens

Insufficient data
Ring-billed Gull
LC

Ring-billed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus delawarensis

Insufficient data
Arctic Tern
LC

Arctic Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna paradisaea

5–10% · With luck
Caspian Tern
LC

Caspian Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydroprogne caspia

5–10% · With luck
Bonaparte's Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

5–10% · With luck
Black-legged Kittiwake
VU

Black-legged Kittiwake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rissa tridactyla

Insufficient data
Lesser Yellowlegs
VU

Lesser Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa flavipes

20–30% · Possible
Wilson's Snipe
LC

Wilson's Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago delicata

10–20% · With luck
Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

10–20% · With luck
Solitary Sandpiper
LC

Solitary Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa solitaria

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Glaucous Gull at Kluane 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 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
30–40%
2 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
3 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
4 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
8 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
9 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
10 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
11 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
12 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
13 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
14 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
15 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
16 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
17 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
18 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
19 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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