Genus

Large White-headed Gulls

Larus

19 species in our catalog · found in 99 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
GenusLarus (Large White-headed Gulls)

Species in this group

Larus dominicanus

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely

Larus hyperboreus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Larus occidentalis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Larus smithsonianus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Larus pacificus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Larus livens

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Larus glaucescens

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Larus michahellis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Larus argentatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Larus brachyrhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Larus delawarensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Larus cachinnans

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Larus marinus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Larus canus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Larus californicus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Larus fuscus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Larus heermanni

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Larus glaucoides

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Larus atlanticus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Large White-headed Gulls

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 39 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 19	>90%
	Dominican Gull			>90%
	Olrog's Gull			<5%
2	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	8 of 19	>90%
	Western Gull			~90%
	California Gull			~40%
	Heermann's Gull			~30%
	Ring-billed Gull			~20%
	Glaucous-winged Gull			~10%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
	Short-billed Gull			<5%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
3	Svalbard	🇳🇴 Norway	4 of 19	>90%
	Glaucous Gull			~90%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
4	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	7 of 19	~90%
	European Herring Gull			~70%
	Common Gull			~50%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~40%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~40%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
	Yellow-legged Gull			<5%
	Glaucous Gull			<5%
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	7 of 19	~90%
	Western Gull			~70%
	Ring-billed Gull			~40%
	California Gull			~20%
	American Herring Gull			~20%
	Heermann's Gull			~20%
	Yellow-footed Gull			<5%
	Glaucous-winged Gull			<5%
6	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 19	~90%
	Glaucous-winged Gull			~70%
	Short-billed Gull			~70%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
7	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 19	~90%
	American Herring Gull			~80%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~40%
	Ring-billed Gull			~30%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
8	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	8 of 19	~90%
	Glaucous-winged Gull			~70%
	California Gull			~40%
	Short-billed Gull			~20%
	American Herring Gull			~10%
	Iceland Gull			~10%
	Western Gull			~10%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
	Heermann's Gull			<5%
9	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5 of 19	~90%
	American Herring Gull			~70%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~50%
	Ring-billed Gull			~10%
	Iceland Gull			~10%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
10	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	8 of 19	~90%
	Glaucous-winged Gull			~60%
	Short-billed Gull			~50%
	California Gull			~30%
	American Herring Gull			~10%
	Iceland Gull			~10%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
	Western Gull			<5%
	Glaucous Gull			<5%
11	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	6 of 19	~90%
	Ring-billed Gull			~60%
	American Herring Gull			~60%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~20%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~10%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
	Glaucous Gull			<5%
12	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 19	~90%
	European Herring Gull			~70%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~30%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~30%
	Common Gull			~10%
13	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	6 of 19	~90%
	American Herring Gull			~60%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~50%
	Ring-billed Gull			~40%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Glaucous Gull			<5%
14	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 19	~80%
	Dominican Gull			~80%
15	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5 of 19	~80%
	Yellow-footed Gull			~80%
	Heermann's Gull			~20%
	Ring-billed Gull			~10%
	California Gull			~10%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
16	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 19	~80%
	American Herring Gull			~70%
	Ring-billed Gull			~40%
17	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 19	~80%
	Glaucous-winged Gull			~70%
	Short-billed Gull			~20%
	American Herring Gull			~20%
18	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	6 of 19	~80%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~40%
	European Herring Gull			~30%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~20%
	Iceland Gull			~20%
	Common Gull			~10%
	Glaucous Gull			~10%
19	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 19	~80%
	Pacific Gull			~80%
	Dominican Gull			<5%
20	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	9 of 19	~70%
	Western Gull			~40%
	California Gull			~20%
	Glaucous-winged Gull			~20%
	Short-billed Gull			~10%
	American Herring Gull			~10%
	Heermann's Gull			~10%
	Ring-billed Gull			~10%
	Iceland Gull			~10%
	Glaucous Gull			<5%
21	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 19	~70%
	Dominican Gull			~70%
22	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 19	~70%
	Pacific Gull			~60%
	Dominican Gull			~30%
23	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	2 of 19	~70%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~70%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
24	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 19	~70%
	Ring-billed Gull			~50%
	American Herring Gull			~40%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~10%
25	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	8 of 19	~70%
	Glaucous-winged Gull			~40%
	California Gull			~20%
	Western Gull			~20%
	Heermann's Gull			~10%
	Short-billed Gull			~10%
	American Herring Gull			~10%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
26	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 19	~70%
	Dominican Gull			~70%
27	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 19	~70%
	Dominican Gull			~70%
28	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 19	~70%
	Pacific Gull			~50%
	Dominican Gull			~30%
29	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 19	~60%
	Ring-billed Gull			~50%
	American Herring Gull			~20%
30	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	4 of 19	~60%
	Caspian Gull			~50%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~20%
	Common Gull			~10%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
31	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 19	~60%
	Ring-billed Gull			~40%
	American Herring Gull			~20%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~10%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~10%
	Glaucous Gull			~10%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
32	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 19	~60%
	Short-billed Gull			~60%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
	Glaucous-winged Gull			<5%
33	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 19	~60%
	Dominican Gull			~60%
34	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 19	~60%
	Dominican Gull			~60%
35	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 19	~60%
	Dominican Gull			~60%
36	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	5 of 19	~50%
	Caspian Gull			~40%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~10%
	Common Gull			~10%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	European Herring Gull			<5%
37	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 19	~50%
	Pacific Gull			~50%
38	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	2 of 19	~50%
	European Herring Gull			~50%
	Common Gull			<5%
39	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 19	~50%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~30%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~20%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
40	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 19	~50%
	Dominican Gull			~50%
41	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 19	~50%
	Dominican Gull			~50%
42	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 19	~40%
	Dominican Gull			~40%
43	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 19	~40%
	Short-billed Gull			~30%
	American Herring Gull			~20%
44	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	4 of 19	~40%
	Western Gull			~20%
	Yellow-footed Gull			~10%
	Heermann's Gull			~10%
	California Gull			~10%
45	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 19	~40%
	American Herring Gull			~20%
	Short-billed Gull			~20%
	Glaucous-winged Gull			~10%
46	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3 of 19	~40%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~30%
	Caspian Gull			~10%
	Common Gull			~10%
47	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 19	~40%
	Ring-billed Gull			~40%
	California Gull			<5%
48	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 19	~40%
	American Herring Gull			~20%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~10%
	Ring-billed Gull			~10%
49	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 19	~40%
	Dominican Gull			~40%
50	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 19	~30%
	Common Gull			~20%
	European Herring Gull			~10%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
51	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 19	~30%
	Pacific Gull			~30%
52	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 19	~30%
	Ring-billed Gull			~10%
	Short-billed Gull			~10%
	American Herring Gull			~10%
53	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 19	~30%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~20%
	Yellow-legged Gull			<5%
	Common Gull			<5%
	European Herring Gull			<5%
54	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 19	~30%
	Ring-billed Gull			~20%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
55	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 19	~30%
	Dominican Gull			~30%
56	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 19	~20%
	Dominican Gull			~20%
57	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 19	~20%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~20%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
	Common Gull			<5%
58	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	4 of 19	~20%
	American Herring Gull			~10%
	Ring-billed Gull			~10%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	California Gull			<5%
59	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 19	~20%
	Dominican Gull			~20%
60	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 19	~10%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~10%
61	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 19	~10%
	Pacific Gull			~10%
	Dominican Gull			<5%
62	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~10%
	Dominican Gull			~10%
63	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 19	~10%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~10%
64	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 19	~10%
	Ring-billed Gull			~10%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
65	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 19	~10%
	California Gull			~10%
	Ring-billed Gull			~10%
66	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	4 of 19	~10%
	Common Gull			<5%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	European Herring Gull			<5%
67	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 19	~10%
	Ring-billed Gull			~10%
	California Gull			<5%
68	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 19	~10%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
	California Gull			<5%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
69	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 19	~10%
	Dominican Gull			~10%
70	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 19	~10%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
	Common Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
71	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	2 of 19	~10%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
72	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 19	~10%
	California Gull			<5%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
73	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 19	<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
74	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 19	<5%
	Dominican Gull			<5%
75	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 19	<5%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
	California Gull			<5%
76	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 19	<5%
	Yellow-legged Gull			<5%
77	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 19	<5%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
78	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 19	<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Yellow-legged Gull			<5%
79	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 19	<5%
	Dominican Gull			<5%
80	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 19	<5%
	Yellow-legged Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
81	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 19	<5%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
	California Gull			<5%
82	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 19	<5%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
	California Gull			<5%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
83	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 19	<5%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
	California Gull			<5%
84	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 19	<5%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
	Heermann's Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
85	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 19	<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
86	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	<5%
	California Gull			<5%
87	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 19	<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
88	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 19	<5%
	Dominican Gull			<5%
89	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 19	<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
90	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 19	<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
91	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 19	<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
92	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 19	<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
93	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 19	<5%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
94	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	<5%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
95	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 19	<5%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
96	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	<5%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
97	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 19	<5%
	Dominican Gull			<5%
98	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 19	<5%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
99	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 19	<5%
	American Herring Gull			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	6 of 19	>90%
	European Herring Gull			~80%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~80%
	Common Gull			~50%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~40%
	Yellow-legged Gull			<5%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
2	Tangier	🇲🇦 Morocco	2 of 19	>90%
	Yellow-legged Gull			>90%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~60%
3	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	4 of 19	>90%
	European Herring Gull			~90%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~40%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~30%
	Common Gull			~20%
4	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 19	~90%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~90%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
5	Naples	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 19	~90%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~90%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
6	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	5 of 19	~90%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~90%
	Common Gull			<5%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
7	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	7 of 19	~90%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~80%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~40%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~10%
	Common Gull			<5%
	European Herring Gull			<5%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
8	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	5 of 19	~90%
	Common Gull			~60%
	European Herring Gull			~50%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~30%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~20%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
9	Casablanca	🇲🇦 Morocco	2 of 19	~90%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~70%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~50%
10	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	6 of 19	~90%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~60%
	European Herring Gull			~50%
	Common Gull			~20%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~10%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
	Yellow-legged Gull			<5%
11	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	6 of 19	~80%
	European Herring Gull			~60%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~40%
	Common Gull			~20%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~10%
	Yellow-legged Gull			<5%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
12	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 19	~80%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~80%
13	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	7 of 19	~80%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~60%
	European Herring Gull			~50%
	Common Gull			<5%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Yellow-legged Gull			<5%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
	Glaucous Gull			<5%
14	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	6 of 19	~80%
	Common Gull			~50%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~30%
	European Herring Gull			~30%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~10%
	Ring-billed Gull			~10%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
15	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 19	~80%
	Short-billed Gull			~70%
	Glaucous-winged Gull			~10%
	American Herring Gull			~10%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
16	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	10 of 19	~80%
	Western Gull			~60%
	Ring-billed Gull			~20%
	California Gull			~20%
	Heermann's Gull			~20%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
	Glaucous-winged Gull			<5%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
	Short-billed Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Glaucous Gull			<5%
17	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	5 of 19	~80%
	European Herring Gull			~60%
	Common Gull			~40%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~10%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
18	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	6 of 19	~80%
	European Herring Gull			~50%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~40%
	Common Gull			~10%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Yellow-legged Gull			<5%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
19	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	2 of 19	~80%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~70%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~30%
20	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	6 of 19	~80%
	Ring-billed Gull			~70%
	American Herring Gull			~30%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Glaucous Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
21	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	6 of 19	~80%
	Ring-billed Gull			~70%
	American Herring Gull			~20%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~10%
	Glaucous Gull			<5%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
22	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	6 of 19	~70%
	European Herring Gull			~50%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~30%
	Common Gull			~20%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~10%
	Yellow-legged Gull			<5%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
23	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 19	~70%
	Dominican Gull			~70%
	Pacific Gull			<5%
24	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 19	~70%
	Ring-billed Gull			~60%
	American Herring Gull			~30%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
	California Gull			<5%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
	Glaucous Gull			<5%
25	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	10 of 19	~70%
	California Gull			~40%
	Western Gull			~30%
	Ring-billed Gull			~20%
	Glaucous-winged Gull			~10%
	Short-billed Gull			~10%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
	Heermann's Gull			<5%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Glaucous Gull			<5%
26	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 19	~70%
	Dominican Gull			~70%
27	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	9 of 19	~70%
	Glaucous-winged Gull			~60%
	Short-billed Gull			~10%
	Ring-billed Gull			~10%
	California Gull			<5%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
	Glaucous Gull			<5%
	Western Gull			<5%
	Heermann's Gull			<5%
28	Rabat	🇲🇦 Morocco	2 of 19	~70%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~50%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~40%
29	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 19	~70%
	American Herring Gull			~40%
	Ring-billed Gull			~40%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~20%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
	Glaucous Gull			<5%
	Short-billed Gull			<5%
30	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	2 of 19	~70%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~70%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
31	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	5 of 19	~70%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~60%
	Common Gull			~10%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
	European Herring Gull			<5%
32	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 19	~70%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~70%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Common Gull			<5%
33	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	7 of 19	~70%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~40%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~40%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Common Gull			<5%
	European Herring Gull			<5%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
34	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 19	~70%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~70%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
35	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 19	~60%
	American Herring Gull			~40%
	Ring-billed Gull			~30%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~10%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
36	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	6 of 19	~60%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~40%
	Caspian Gull			~10%
	Common Gull			~10%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
37	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	10 of 19	~60%
	Glaucous-winged Gull			~40%
	Short-billed Gull			~10%
	Ring-billed Gull			~10%
	California Gull			~10%
	Heermann's Gull			<5%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
	Western Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Glaucous Gull			<5%
38	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	2 of 19	~60%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~60%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
39	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	5 of 19	~60%
	European Herring Gull			~50%
	Common Gull			~20%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~10%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
40	Tunis	🇹🇳 Tunisia	2 of 19	~60%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~50%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~10%
41	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 19	~60%
	Common Gull			~50%
	European Herring Gull			~20%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~10%
42	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	10 of 19	~60%
	Western Gull			~30%
	California Gull			~20%
	Ring-billed Gull			~20%
	Heermann's Gull			<5%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
	Glaucous-winged Gull			<5%
	Short-billed Gull			<5%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Yellow-footed Gull			<5%
43	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	9 of 19	~60%
	Ring-billed Gull			~40%
	California Gull			~20%
	American Herring Gull			~10%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Short-billed Gull			<5%
	Glaucous-winged Gull			<5%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
	Glaucous Gull			<5%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
44	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	7 of 19	~50%
	Common Gull			~30%
	Caspian Gull			~20%
	European Herring Gull			~20%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Yellow-legged Gull			<5%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
45	Beirut	🇱🇧 Lebanon	3 of 19	~50%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~30%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~20%
	Caspian Gull			<5%
46	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	7 of 19	~50%
	European Herring Gull			~30%
	Common Gull			~20%
	Caspian Gull			~10%
	Ring-billed Gull			<5%
	Glaucous Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
47	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	4 of 19	~50%
	Western Gull			~30%
	Heermann's Gull			~20%
	Ring-billed Gull			~10%
	California Gull			~10%
48	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 19	~50%
	Ring-billed Gull			~40%
	California Gull			~10%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
	Short-billed Gull			<5%
49	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	5 of 19	~50%
	European Herring Gull			~20%
	Caspian Gull			~20%
	Common Gull			~10%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~10%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
50	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 19	~50%
	Ring-billed Gull			~30%
	American Herring Gull			~10%
	Great Black-backed Gull			~10%
	Heermann's Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
51	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5 of 19	~50%
	European Herring Gull			~20%
	Common Gull			~20%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~10%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Yellow-legged Gull			<5%
52	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	5 of 19	~50%
	Caspian Gull			~40%
	Common Gull			~10%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	European Herring Gull			<5%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
53	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	2 of 19	~50%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~40%
	Caspian Gull			~10%
54	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 19	~40%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			~30%
	Common Gull			~20%
55	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 19	~40%
	Dominican Gull			~40%
56	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	4 of 19	~40%
	Yellow-legged Gull			~40%
	Caspian Gull			~10%
	Common Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
57	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	5 of 19	~40%
	Common Gull			~20%
	European Herring Gull			~20%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Great Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Yellow-legged Gull			<5%
58	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	8 of 19	~40%
	California Gull			~20%
	Ring-billed Gull			~10%
	American Herring Gull			~10%
	Glaucous-winged Gull			<5%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
	Short-billed Gull			<5%
	Western Gull			<5%
	Glaucous Gull			<5%
59	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 19	~40%
	Ring-billed Gull			~40%
	California Gull			<5%
	American Herring Gull			<5%
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			<5%
	Iceland Gull			<5%
	Glaucous Gull			<5%
60	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 19	~40%
	Dominican Gull			~40%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
2	SeaWorld Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Chimelong Spaceship	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
4	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
5	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
6	Zoorasia	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
7	Heinola bird sanctuary	🇫🇮 Finland	In captivity
8	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Hellabrunn Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
10	Caldwell Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Woodland Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Nyíregyháza Zoo	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
13	Cameron Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Kharkiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
15	bioparco	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
16	Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
17	Royev Ruchey Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
18	Loro Parque	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
19	Discovery Cove	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	Buin Zoo	🇨🇱 Chile	In captivity
21	Animal Forest	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Le Marais aux Oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
23	Leningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
24	World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
25	Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
26	Station ornithologique de l'Île Grande	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
27	Zoo Koki (Parque zoológico y botánico)	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
28	Texas Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	Ecomare	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
30	Mote Marine Laboratory	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
31	South Carolina Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Kharkiv Dolphinarium	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
33	Plantasia	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
34	Micro Zoo de Saint Malo	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
35	Ogród Zoologiczny w Katowicach	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
36	Seaside Seabird Sanctuary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Zoo Schlichtweg 11 in München	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
38	Zoo Siebenbrunner Straße 6 in München	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
39	Тульский экзотариум (новая экспозиция)	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity

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Challenges

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Large White-headed Gulls

Species in this group

Dominican Gull

Glaucous Gull

Western Gull

American Herring Gull

Pacific Gull

Yellow-footed Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Yellow-legged Gull

European Herring Gull

Short-billed Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Caspian Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Common Gull

California Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Heermann's Gull

Iceland Gull

Olrog's Gull

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Large White-headed Gulls

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges