Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusChlidonias (Marsh Terns)
- SpeciesChlidonias hybrida (Whiskered Tern)
Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
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
☀️ 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 Whiskered Tern in Minneriya National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Whiskered Tern sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whiskered Tern in Minneriya National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Whiskered Tern in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.