River Tern

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

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	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	40–50%
2	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	30–40%
3	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
4	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
5	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
6	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
7	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	0–10%
8	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
9	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a River Tern in Periyar National Park?

About 14% of visitor-days record a River Tern sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 134 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see River Tern in Periyar National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for River Tern in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.