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 Lake Nakuru National Park
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris
Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
📅 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 Gull-billed Tern in Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 44% of visitor-days record a Gull-billed Tern sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 399 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gull-billed Tern in Lake Nakuru National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Gull-billed Tern in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.