River Tern
Sterna aurantia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusSterna (Typical Terns)
- SpeciesSterna aurantia (River Tern)
Closest Relatives at Ranthambore National Park
Black-bellied Tern
Sterna acuticauda
Pallas's Gull
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Indian Skimmer
Rynchops albicollis
Brown-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a River Tern in Ranthambore National Park?
About 43% of visitor-days record a River Tern sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 518 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see River Tern in Ranthambore National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for River Tern in Ranthambore National Park in our monthly data.