Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusSterna (Typical Terns)
- SpeciesSterna paradisaea (Arctic Tern)
Closest Relatives at Nahanni National Park
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
📅 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 Arctic Tern in Nahanni National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Arctic Tern sighting in Nahanni National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Arctic Tern in Nahanni National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Arctic Tern in Nahanni National Park in our monthly data.