Leucophaeus (Hooded Gulls)

Species in this group

Leucophaeus atricilla

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Leucophaeus pipixcan

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Endemic

Leucophaeus fuliginosus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Leucophaeus scoresbii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Leucophaeus modestus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Hooded Gulls

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 20 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~90%
	Laughing Gull			~90%
	Franklin's Gull			~10%
2	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 5	~90%
	Laughing Gull			~90%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
3	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 5	~80%
	Laughing Gull			~70%
	Grey Gull			~20%
	Franklin's Gull			~10%
4	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~50%
	Laughing Gull			~50%
5	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~50%
	Franklin's Gull			~50%
6	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4 of 5	~50%
	Lava Gull			~40%
	Franklin's Gull			~10%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
	Grey Gull			<5%
7	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 5	~40%
	Dolphin Gull			~40%
8	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 5	~40%
	Laughing Gull			~30%
	Franklin's Gull			~10%
9	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 5	~30%
	Laughing Gull			~30%
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~30%
	Laughing Gull			~30%
11	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 5	~30%
	Laughing Gull			~30%
12	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~30%
	Franklin's Gull			~30%
13	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 5	~20%
	Franklin's Gull			~20%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
14	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 5	~20%
	Dolphin Gull			~20%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
15	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 5	~20%
	Laughing Gull			~20%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
16	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 5	~20%
	Laughing Gull			~20%
17	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 5	~20%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
18	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~20%
	Laughing Gull			~20%
19	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 5	~20%
	Laughing Gull			~20%
20	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 5	~20%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
21	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
22	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 5	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
23	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 5	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
24	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
25	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 5	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
26	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 5	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
27	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
28	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 5	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
29	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
30	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 5	~10%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
31	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
32	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
33	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
34	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
35	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
36	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
37	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
38	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
39	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
40	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
41	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
42	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
43	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
44	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
45	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
46	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
47	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
48	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
49	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
50	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
51	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
52	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
53	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
54	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 5	~40%
	Laughing Gull			~30%
	Franklin's Gull			~10%
2	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 5	~40%
	Franklin's Gull			~30%
	Grey Gull			~10%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
3	Havana	🇨🇺 Cuba	2 of 5	~40%
	Laughing Gull			~40%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
4	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~30%
	Franklin's Gull			~30%
5	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~20%
	Laughing Gull			~20%
6	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~20%
	Laughing Gull			~20%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
7	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~20%
	Franklin's Gull			~20%
8	Barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 5	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
9	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Franklin's Gull			~10%
10	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
11	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
12	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Laughing Gull			~10%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
13	León	🇲🇽 México	1 of 5	~10%
	Franklin's Gull			~10%
14	Maracaibo	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
15	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
16	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
17	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
18	Quito	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
19	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
20	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	2 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
21	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
22	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
23	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
24	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
25	Managua	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
26	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
27	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
28	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
29	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
30	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
31	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
32	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
33	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
34	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
35	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
36	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%
37	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	<5%
	Franklin's Gull			<5%
	Laughing Gull			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
2	Abilene Zoological Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Hellabrunn Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
7	Fort Worth Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Oregon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Houston Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Cameron Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	The Abilene Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Aquarium of the Americas	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Mote Marine Laboratory	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Albuquerque Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	South Carolina Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Rio Grande Botanic Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Seaside Seabird Sanctuary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Tierpark Schlichtweg 15 in München	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
19	Zoo Schlichtweg 11 in München	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
20	Zoo Siebenbrunner Straße 6 in München	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity

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Hooded Gulls

Species in this group

Laughing Gull

Franklin's Gull

Lava Gull

Dolphin Gull

Grey Gull

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Hooded Gulls

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found