Laughing Gull

Where to see

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

Padre Island National Seashore leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Laughing Gull during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
~90%
2 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~90%
3 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~70%
4 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
5 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~30%
6 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~30%
7 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
8 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
~30%
9 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~20%
10 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
11 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
12 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Laughing Gull?

Padre Island National Seashore

In Padre Island National Seashore, United States, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Laughing Gull sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Laughing Gull?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are March–June and August–September in Padre Island National Seashore (over 90%), March–April, July–August and October–January in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (about 90%) and January and March in Celestún Biosphere Reserve (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Laughing Gull on a given day. Each park's Laughing Gull page has the full month-by-month chart.