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 Los Haitises National Park
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
📅 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 Los Haitises National Park?
About 33% of visitor-days record a Royal Tern sighting in Los Haitises National Park, based on 166 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Royal Tern in Los Haitises National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Royal Tern in Los Haitises National Park in our monthly data.