Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusThalasseus (Crested Terns)
- SpeciesThalasseus maximus (Royal Tern)
Closest Relatives at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Cabot's Tern
Thalasseus acuflavidus
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
☀️ 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 Royal Tern in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Royal Tern sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 1382 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Royal Tern in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
November has the highest sighting rate for Royal Tern in La Amistad International Park (Panama) in our monthly data.