
The Hartlaub's gull or king gull, (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii) is a small gull, which is a non-migratory breeding resident endemic to the Atlantic Ocean coastline of South Africa and Namibia.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 4,393 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape
Provinces where Hartlaub's Gull is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
4,393 records, iNaturalist
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Species
Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
Records
4 393
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the Hartlaub's Gull on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
The Hartlaub's Gull is most recorded in Western Cape (98% of records), based on 4 393 iNaturalist observations. 16 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Hartlaub's Gull on site or nearby.
The Hartlaub's Gull is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The Hartlaub's gull or king gull, (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii) is a small gull, which is a non-migratory breeding resident endemic to the Atlantic Ocean coastline of South Africa and Namibia. Although it is predominantly coastal or estuarine, it is not a pelagic species, and is rarely seen at sea far from land. It was formerly sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the silver gull (C.