Cabot's Tern
Thalasseus acuflavidus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusThalasseus (Crested Terns)
- SpeciesThalasseus acuflavidus (Cabot's Tern)
Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Cabot's Tern at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |