Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusSterna (Typical Terns)
- SpeciesSterna hirundo (Common Tern)
Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Cabot's Tern
Thalasseus acuflavidus
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
📅 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 Common Tern in Everglades National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Common Tern sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 47 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Tern in Everglades National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Tern in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.