Black Tern

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Biebrza National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
2 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
3 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
4 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
5 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
6 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
7 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
8 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
9 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
10 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
0–10%
11 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
0–10%
12 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
13 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
14 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
15 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
<5%
16 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
17 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
18 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
19 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
20 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
23 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
26 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
28 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
29 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
31 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
32 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
34 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
35 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
36 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
37 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
38 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
39 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
40 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
41 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
42 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
43 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
44 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
45 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
46 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
47 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
48 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
Insufficient data
49 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
50 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
51 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
52 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
53 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
54 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
55 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
56 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
57 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Tern in Biebrza National Park?

About 24% of visitor-days record a Black Tern sighting in Biebrza National Park, based on 330 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Tern in Biebrza National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Black Tern in Biebrza National Park in our monthly data.

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