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 Queen Elizabeth National Park
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
📅 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 Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Whiskered Tern sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whiskered Tern in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Whiskered Tern in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.