Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusHydroprogne (Caspian Terns)
- SpeciesHydroprogne caspia (Caspian Tern)
Closest Relatives at Abel Tasman National Park
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata
Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
VOC
Haematopus unicolor
South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus finschi
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
White-headed Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Wrybill
Anarhynchus frontalis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Caspian Tern in Abel Tasman National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Caspian Tern sighting in Abel Tasman National Park, based on 117 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Caspian Tern in Abel Tasman National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Caspian Tern in Abel Tasman National Park in our monthly data.