Cabot's Tern
Thalasseus acuflavidus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusThalasseus (Crested Terns)
- SpeciesThalasseus acuflavidus (Cabot's Tern)
Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cabot's Tern in Everglades National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Cabot's Tern sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cabot's Tern in Everglades National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Cabot's Tern in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.