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 Bandipur National Park
River Tern
Sterna aurantia
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Brown-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Small Pratincole
Glareola lactea
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
📅 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 Bandipur National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Little Tern sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Tern in Bandipur National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Little Tern in Bandipur National Park in our monthly data.