Royal Tern

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

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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	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	60–70%
2	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	60–70%
3	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	30–40%
4	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
5	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	30–40%
6	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
7	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
8	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	30–40%
9	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
10	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
11	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	20–30%
12	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
13	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
14	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
15	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
16	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
17	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
18	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	10–20%
19	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
20	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
21	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
22	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
23	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
24	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
25	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
26	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
27	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
28	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
29	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
30	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
33	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
34	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
35	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
36	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
37	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
39	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
42	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
43	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
44	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
45	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	Insufficient data
46	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
47	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
48	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
49	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
50	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
51	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
52	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Royal Tern in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Royal Tern sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 71 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Royal Tern in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

September has the highest sighting rate for Royal Tern in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.