Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusSternula (Small Terns)
- SpeciesSternula nereis (Fairy Tern)
Closest Relatives at Freycinet National Park
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Hooded Plover
Thinornis cucullatus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Fairy Tern at Freycinet National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |