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 Hortobágy National Park
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Common Gull
Larus canus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
📅 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 Hortobágy National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Common Tern sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 98 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Tern in Hortobágy National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Common Tern in Hortobágy National Park in our monthly data.