Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusChlidonias (Marsh Terns)
- SpeciesChlidonias hybrida (Whiskered Tern)
Closest Relatives at Chobe National Park
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
📅 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 Whiskered Tern in Chobe National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Whiskered Tern sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 302 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whiskered Tern in Chobe National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Whiskered Tern in Chobe National Park in our monthly data.