Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusSterna (Typical Terns)
- SpeciesSterna hirundo (Common Tern)
Closest Relatives at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
📅 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 Common Tern in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Common Tern sighting in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Tern in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Tern in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve in our monthly data.