Where Do Laughing Gulls Actually Live in the US?
Laughing Gulls live in 43 US states and are confirmed absent from 1 more, based on 2,926,822 verified iNaturalist and GBIF records. This page covers every state at once instead of one near-identical page per state.
By Tim, founder of Easy Street Markets. I maintain the wildlife database and verify every animal and source myself.
The states with the strongest confirmed populations are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado and Connecticut, and 37 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Laughing Gulls have zero confirmed wild sightings in North Dakota, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.
A small number of states (3) have only a handful of unverified or vagrant records, too few to confirm laughing gulls as an established population there.
Confirmed states (43)
- laughing gulls in Alabama
- laughing gulls in Arizona
- laughing gulls in Arkansas
- laughing gulls in California
- laughing gulls in Colorado
- laughing gulls in Connecticut
- laughing gulls in Delaware
- laughing gulls in Florida
- laughing gulls in Georgia
- laughing gulls in Hawaii
- laughing gulls in Idaho
- laughing gulls in Illinois
- laughing gulls in Indiana
- laughing gulls in Iowa
- laughing gulls in Kansas
- laughing gulls in Kentucky
- laughing gulls in Louisiana
- laughing gulls in Maine
- laughing gulls in Maryland
- laughing gulls in Massachusetts
- laughing gulls in Michigan
- laughing gulls in Minnesota
- laughing gulls in Mississippi
- laughing gulls in Missouri
- laughing gulls in Nebraska
- laughing gulls in Nevada
- laughing gulls in New Hampshire
- laughing gulls in New Jersey
- laughing gulls in New Mexico
- laughing gulls in New York
- laughing gulls in North Carolina
- laughing gulls in Ohio
- laughing gulls in Rhode Island
- laughing gulls in South Carolina
- laughing gulls in South Dakota
- laughing gulls in Tennessee
- laughing gulls in Texas
- laughing gulls in Utah
- laughing gulls in Vermont
- laughing gulls in Virginia
- laughing gulls in Washington
- laughing gulls in West Virginia
- laughing gulls in Wisconsin
Not found (1)
- North Dakota
Unconfirmed (3)
Only a handful of unverified or vagrant records exist for laughing gulls in Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, too few to confirm an established population.
Frequently asked questions
What states do laughing gulls live in?+
Laughing Gulls have confirmed wild populations in 43 US states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Where are laughing gulls not found in the US?+
Laughing Gulls have no confirmed wild sightings in North Dakota.