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 Lake Nakuru National Park
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
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 Whiskered Tern in Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Whiskered Tern sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 239 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whiskered Tern in Lake Nakuru National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Whiskered Tern in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.