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 Gauja National Park
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Common Gull
Larus canus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
📅 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 Gauja National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Common Tern sighting in Gauja National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Tern in Gauja National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Tern in Gauja National Park in our monthly data.