River Tern

River Tern

Sterna aurantia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Ranthambore National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
50–60
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
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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 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
8 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

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.

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