White-fronted Tern

Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park

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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	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	50–60%
2	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
3	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
4	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
5	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
6	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
7	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-fronted Tern in Rakiura National Park?

About 58% of visitor-days record a White-fronted Tern sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 822 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see White-fronted Tern in Rakiura National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for White-fronted Tern in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.