Slender-billed Gull

Where to see

Slender-billed Gull

Chroicocephalus genei

Saloum Delta National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Saloum Delta National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~50%
2 Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary 🇸🇳 Senegal
~20%
3 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~20%
4 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Slender-billed Gull?

Saloum Delta National Park

In Saloum Delta National Park, Senegal, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Slender-billed Gull sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Slender-billed Gull?

Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary and more

After Saloum Delta National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Slender-billed Gull are in Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (Senegal, about 20%), Camargue (France, about 20%) and Doñana National Park (Spain, about 20%). Outside Africa, the best option is Camargue in Europe (about 20%).

When is the best time to see a Slender-billed Gull?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January in Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (about 30%) and May and June in Camargue (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Slender-billed Gull on a given day. Each park's Slender-billed Gull page has the full month-by-month chart.