White Tern

Closest Relatives at Isla del Coco 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	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
2	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
3	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
4	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White Tern in Isla del Coco National Park?

About 78% of visitor-days record a White Tern sighting in Isla del Coco National Park, based on 122 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see White Tern in Isla del Coco National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for White Tern in Isla del Coco National Park in our monthly data.