Sooty 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	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
2	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
3	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
4	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
5	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
6	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
7	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
8	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
9	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
10	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
11	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
12	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
13	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
14	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
15	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
16	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	Insufficient data
17	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
18	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data