Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusGelochelidon (Gull-billed Terns)
- SpeciesGelochelidon nilotica (Gull-billed Tern)
Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Gull-billed Tern at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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