Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusThalasseus (Crested Terns)
- SpeciesThalasseus elegans (Elegant Tern)
Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
📅 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 Elegant Tern in Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Elegant Tern sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Elegant Tern in Piedras Blancas National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Elegant Tern in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.