Elegant Tern

Closest Relatives at Bahía de Loreto National Park

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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	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	40–50%
2	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
3	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
4	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
5	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
6	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
7	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
8	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
9	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
10	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
11	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
12	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
13	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
15	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
16	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
17	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
18	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
19	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
20	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
21	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
22	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
23	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
24	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Elegant Tern in Bahía de Loreto National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Elegant Tern sighting in Bahía de Loreto National Park, based on 53 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Elegant Tern in Bahía de Loreto National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Elegant Tern in Bahía de Loreto National Park in our monthly data.