Common Tern

Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve

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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	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
2	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
3	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
4	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
5	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
6	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
7	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
8	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
9	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
10	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	10–20%
11	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
12	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	0–10%
13	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
14	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
15	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
16	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
17	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
18	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
19	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
20	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
21	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
22	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
23	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
25	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
26	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
27	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	<5%
28	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
29	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
30	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
31	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
33	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
34	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
35	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
36	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	<5%
37	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
38	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
39	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
42	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	<5%
43	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
44	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
45	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
46	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
49	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
50	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
51	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
53	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
54	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
55	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
56	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
57	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
58	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
59	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
60	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
61	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
62	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
63	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
64	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
65	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
66	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
67	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
68	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
69	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
70	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
71	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
72	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
73	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
74	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
75	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
76	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
77	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
78	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
79	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
80	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
81	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
82	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data