Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusSterna (Typical Terns)
- SpeciesSterna forsteri (Forster's Tern)
Closest Relatives at Coiba National Park
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Forster's Tern at Coiba National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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