Cabot's Tern
Thalasseus acuflavidus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusThalasseus (Crested Terns)
- SpeciesThalasseus acuflavidus (Cabot's Tern)
Closest Relatives at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Cabot's Tern at La Amistad International Park (Panama) — 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
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |