Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusSternula (Small Terns)
- SpeciesSternula albifrons (Little Tern)
Closest Relatives at Sundarbans National Park
Brown-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Pallas's Gull
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
📅 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 Little Tern in Sundarbans National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Little Tern sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 202 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Tern in Sundarbans National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Little Tern in Sundarbans National Park in our monthly data.