Damara Tern
Sternula balaenarum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusSternula (Small Terns)
- SpeciesSternula balaenarum (Damara Tern)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Saunders's Tern
Sternula saundersi
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Damara Tern in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Damara Tern sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Damara Tern in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Damara Tern in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.