Whiskered Tern

Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park

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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	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	40–50%
2	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	40–50%
3	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
4	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
5	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
6	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
7	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
8	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
9	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
10	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
11	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
12	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
13	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
14	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	10–20%
15	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
16	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
17	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
18	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	0–10%
19	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	0–10%
20	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
21	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
22	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	0–10%
23	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
24	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
25	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
26	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
27	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
28	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
29	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
30	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
31	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
32	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	<5%
33	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
34	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
35	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
36	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
37	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
38	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
39	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
40	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
41	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
42	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
43	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
44	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
45	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
46	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
47	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
48	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
49	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
50	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
51	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
52	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
53	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
54	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
55	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
56	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
57	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
58	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
59	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
60	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
61	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
62	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
63	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
64	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
65	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
66	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Whiskered Tern in Great Otway National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Whiskered Tern sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 72 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Whiskered Tern in Great Otway National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Whiskered Tern in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.