Crested 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	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	40–50%
2	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
3	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
4	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
5	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
6	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
7	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
8	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
9	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	10–20%
10	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
11	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
12	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
13	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
14	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
15	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	<5%
16	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
17	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
18	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
19	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
20	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 35% of visitor-days record a Crested Tern sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 440 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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