Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusSternula (Small Terns)
- SpeciesSternula albifrons (Little Tern)
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
📅 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 Little Tern in Daintree National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Little Tern sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Tern in Daintree National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Little Tern in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.