Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusChlidonias (Marsh Terns)
- SpeciesChlidonias hybrida (Whiskered Tern)
Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Rock Pratincole
Glareola nuchalis
📅 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 Whiskered Tern in Kafue National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Whiskered Tern sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whiskered Tern in Kafue National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Whiskered Tern in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.