Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusSternula (Small Terns)
- SpeciesSternula superciliaris (Yellow-billed Tern)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Pied Lapwing
Hoploxypterus cayanus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 12 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 14 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 16 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 17 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 18 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 19 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-billed Tern in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Yellow-billed Tern sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 197 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-billed Tern in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-billed Tern in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.