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 Kiskunság National Park
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Common Gull
Larus canus
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
📅 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 Kiskunság National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Whiskered Tern sighting in Kiskunság National Park, based on 146 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whiskered Tern in Kiskunság National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Whiskered Tern in Kiskunság National Park in our monthly data.