Inca Tern

Inca Tern

Larosterna inca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Machalilla National Park

Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park

Laughing Gull

Laughing Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus atricilla

10–20% · With luck
Royal Tern
LC

Royal Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus maximus

0–10% · With luck
Elegant Tern
NT

Elegant Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus elegans

0–10% · Rare
Larus pipixcan
LC

Larus pipixcan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus pipixcan

<5% · Rare
Sabine's Gull
LC

Sabine's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xema sabini

<5% · Rare
Sandwich Tern
LC

Sandwich Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus sandvicensis

<5% · Rare
Grey-hooded Gull

Grey-hooded Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

<5% · Rare
South American Tern
LC

South American Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundinacea

<5% · Rare
Gull-billed Tern
LC

Gull-billed Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gelochelidon nilotica

<5% · Rare
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

<5% · Rare
Black Skimmer
LC

Black Skimmer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rynchops niger

<5% · Rare
Dominican Gull
LC

Dominican Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus dominicanus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
0–10
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
50–60%
2 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
0–10%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
4 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Inca Tern in Machalilla National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Inca Tern sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 81 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Inca Tern in Machalilla National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Inca Tern in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.

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