Short-billed Gull
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Short-billed Gull

Larus brachyrhynchus

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kluane National Park
120 Verified records at Kluane National Park
May 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Short-billed Gull sighting in Kluane National Park, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kluane National Park

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
Glaucous Gull
LC

Glaucous Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus hyperboreus

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

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
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 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 Kluane National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Short-billed Gull sighting in Kluane National Park, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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