Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusSternula (Small Terns)
- SpeciesSternula albifrons (Little Tern)
Closest Relatives at Bali Barat National Park
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Barred Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator
White-headed Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
📅 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 Little Tern in Bali Barat National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Little Tern sighting in Bali Barat National Park, based on 71 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Tern in Bali Barat National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Little Tern in Bali Barat National Park in our monthly data.