Forster's Tern

Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
2 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
3 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
5 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
6 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
7 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
0–10%
8 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
9 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
11 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
15 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
17 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
18 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
19 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
20 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
21 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
22 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
23 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Forster's Tern in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?

About 24% of visitor-days record a Forster's Tern sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 202 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Forster's Tern in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Forster's Tern in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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