White Tern

White Tern

Gygis alba

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Manuel Antonio National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
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 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
2 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
3 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
4 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White Tern in Manuel Antonio National Park?

About 0% of visitor-days record a White Tern sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see White Tern in Manuel Antonio National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for White Tern in Manuel Antonio National Park in our monthly data.

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