White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusChlidonias (Marsh Terns)
- SpeciesChlidonias leucopterus (White-winged Tern)
Closest Relatives at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Eastern Sand Plover
Charadrius veredus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
📅 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 White-winged Tern in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a White-winged Tern sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-winged Tern in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for White-winged Tern in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in our monthly data.