Black-fronted Tern

Closest Relatives at Arthur's Pass National Park

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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	40–50%
2	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	20–30%
3	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	20–30%
4	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	0–10%
5	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-fronted Tern in Arthur's Pass National Park?

About 24% of visitor-days record a Black-fronted Tern sighting in Arthur's Pass National Park, based on 114 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-fronted Tern in Arthur's Pass National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Black-fronted Tern in Arthur's Pass National Park in our monthly data.