Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusSternula (Small Terns)
- SpeciesSternula albifrons (Little Tern)
Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Great Thick-knee
Esacus recurvirostris
Indian Thick-knee
Burhinus indicus
Barred Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Little Tern at Minneriya National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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