Black Tern

Closest Relatives at Elk Island 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	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	20–30%
2	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
3	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
4	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
5	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
6	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
7	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
8	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
9	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
10	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
11	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	0–10%
12	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
13	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
14	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
15	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	<5%
16	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
17	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
18	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
20	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
26	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
28	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
29	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
31	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
35	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
36	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
37	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
38	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	Insufficient data
39	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
41	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
42	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
43	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
44	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
45	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
46	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
47	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
48	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	Insufficient data
49	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
50	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
51	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
52	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
53	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
54	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
55	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
56	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
57	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Tern in Elk Island National Park?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Black Tern sighting in Elk Island National Park, based on 108 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Tern in Elk Island National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Black Tern in Elk Island National Park in our monthly data.