Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusChlidonias (Marsh Terns)
- SpeciesChlidonias hybrida (Whiskered Tern)
Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg National Park
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
African Snipe
Gallinago nigripennis
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
📅 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 Whiskered Tern in Pilanesberg National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Whiskered Tern sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whiskered Tern in Pilanesberg National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Whiskered Tern in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.