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 Monfragüe National Park
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
📅 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 Little Tern in Monfragüe National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Little Tern sighting in Monfragüe National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Tern in Monfragüe National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Little Tern in Monfragüe National Park in our monthly data.