Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusChlidonias (Marsh Terns)
- SpeciesChlidonias niger (Black Tern)
Closest Relatives at Pyrénées National Park
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Audouin's Gull
Ichthyaetus audouinii
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
📅 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 Black Tern in Pyrénées National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Black Tern sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Tern in Pyrénées National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Black Tern in Pyrénées National Park in our monthly data.