Caspian Tern

Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park

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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	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
2	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
3	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
4	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	20–30%
5	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	20–30%
6	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
7	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
8	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
9	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
10	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
11	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	0–10%
12	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
13	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	0–10%
14	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
15	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
16	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
17	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
18	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
19	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
21	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
23	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
24	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
26	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
27	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	<5%
28	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
29	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
30	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
31	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
32	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
33	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
35	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
36	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
37	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
38	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
39	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%
40	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
41	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
42	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
43	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
44	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
45	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
46	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
47	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
48	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
49	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
51	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
52	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
53	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
54	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
55	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
56	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
57	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
58	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
59	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
60	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
61	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
62	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
63	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
64	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
65	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
66	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
67	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
68	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
69	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
70	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
71	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
72	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
73	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
74	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
75	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
76	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
77	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
78	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
79	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
80	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
81	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
82	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
83	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
84	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
85	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
86	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	Insufficient data
87	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
88	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
89	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
90	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
91	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Caspian Tern in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 25% of visitor-days record a Caspian Tern sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 310 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Caspian Tern in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Caspian Tern in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.