White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusChlidonias (Marsh Terns)
- SpeciesChlidonias leucopterus (White-winged Tern)
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Hartlaub's Gull
Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Damara Tern
Sternula balaenarum
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
📅 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 White-winged Tern in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a White-winged Tern sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-winged Tern in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for White-winged Tern in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.