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 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Cabot's Tern
Thalasseus acuflavidus
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
📅 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 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Common Tern sighting in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Tern in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Common Tern in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park in our monthly data.