River Tern

River Tern

Sterna aurantia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Keoladeo National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
20–30
Sep
0–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
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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 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
8 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a River Tern in Keoladeo National Park?

About 26% of visitor-days record a River Tern sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 483 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see River Tern in Keoladeo National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for River Tern in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.

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