River Tern

River Tern

Sterna aurantia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Bandhavgarh National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
8 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a River Tern in Bandhavgarh National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a River Tern sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see River Tern in Bandhavgarh National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for River Tern in Bandhavgarh National Park in our monthly data.

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