Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusThalasseus (Crested Terns)
- SpeciesThalasseus maximus (Royal Tern)
Closest Relatives at Santa Rosa National Park
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
📅 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 Royal Tern in Santa Rosa National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Royal Tern sighting in Santa Rosa National Park, based on 45 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Royal Tern in Santa Rosa National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Royal Tern in Santa Rosa National Park in our monthly data.