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 Death Valley National Park
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
California Gull
Larus californicus
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Forster's Tern at Death Valley 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