Lesser Crested Tern

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

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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	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
2	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
3	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
4	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
5	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
6	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
7	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
8	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
9	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
10	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
11	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
12	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Crested Tern in Daintree National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Lesser Crested Tern sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lesser Crested Tern in Daintree National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Crested Tern in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.