Bird
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla · Laridae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsApr–May · Augmost records
Records3,137,601in 29 countries
Most seen inUnited States2,932,670 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Laughing Gull in brief
The laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) is a bird of the Laridae family — species of bird.
Across the 29 countries we cover it has 3,137,601 published records, most of them from the United States, Mexico and Bahamas. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in April, May and August.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States2,932,670 records · best Apr, May
Mexico90,610 records · best Jan, Feb
Bahamas19,160 records · best May, Apr
Panama18,904 records · best Jan, Mar
Belize15,822 records · best Jan, Dec
Cuba15,047 records · best Mar, Feb
Guatemala7,894 records · best Jan, Feb
Honduras6,918 records · best Jan, Feb
Venezuela5,031 records · best Nov, Oct
Trinidad and Tobago4,212 records · best Apr, Mar
Nicaragua3,648 records · best Feb, Jan
Grenada3,393 records · best Jul, Jun
Jamaica2,834 records · best Mar, Feb
El Salvador2,832 records · best Feb, Jan
Antigua and Barbuda1,917 records · best May, Jul
Dominican Republic1,426 records · best Apr, Jan
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1,141 records · best Jun, May
Saint Lucia966 records · best Mar, Apr
Barbados958 records · best Jul, Apr
Suriname944 records · best Nov, Feb
Saint Kitts and Nevis691 records · best May, Jul
Dominica236 records · best Apr, May
Haiti212 records · best Dec, Apr
Ireland69 records · best Jul, Feb
Iceland41 records · best Oct, Apr
Marshall Islands11 records · best Oct, Dec
Kiribati5 records · best Jan, Feb
Samoa5 records · best Jan, Feb
Fiji4 records · best Mar, Oct
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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