White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusChlidonias (Marsh Terns)
- SpeciesChlidonias leucopterus (White-winged Tern)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Common Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
📅 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 White-winged Tern in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a White-winged Tern sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-winged Tern in Kidepo Valley National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for White-winged Tern in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.