Sooty Tern

Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands

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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	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
2	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
3	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
4	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
5	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
6	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
7	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
8	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
9	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
10	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
11	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
12	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
13	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
14	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
15	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
16	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	Insufficient data
17	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
18	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Tern in Galápagos Islands?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Sooty Tern sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sooty Tern in Galápagos Islands?

June has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Tern in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.