Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusHydroprogne (Caspian Terns)
- SpeciesHydroprogne caspia (Caspian Tern)
Closest Relatives at Noosa National Park
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus grallarius
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Black-breasted Buttonquail
Turnix melanogaster
Painted Buttonquail
Turnix varius
📅 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 Caspian Tern in Noosa National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Caspian Tern sighting in Noosa National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Caspian Tern in Noosa National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Caspian Tern in Noosa National Park in our monthly data.