Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusThalasseus (Crested Terns)
- SpeciesThalasseus bergii (Crested Tern)
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Hartlaub's Gull
Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
📅 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 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 16 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 18 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 19 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 20 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crested Tern in Garden Route National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Crested Tern sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 143 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Tern in Garden Route National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Crested Tern in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.