Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusChlidonias (Marsh Terns)
- SpeciesChlidonias niger (Black Tern)
Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
📅 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 Black Tern in Doñana National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Black Tern sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Tern in Doñana National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Black Tern in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.