Genus

Marsh Terns

Chlidonias

4 species in our catalog · found in 144 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
GenusChlidonias (Marsh Terns)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

EN Endemic

Chlidonias albostriatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Chlidonias hybrida

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Chlidonias leucopterus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Chlidonias niger

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Marsh Terns

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3	~60%
	Whiskered Tern			~40%
	Black Tern			~20%
	White-winged Tern			~20%
2	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3	~50%
	Black Tern			~20%
	White-winged Tern			~20%
	Whiskered Tern			~20%
3	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~50%
	Whiskered Tern			~40%
	White-winged Tern			~10%
4	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~50%
	Black-fronted Tern			~50%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
5	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~50%
	Whiskered Tern			~30%
	White-winged Tern			~20%
6	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~40%
	Whiskered Tern			~40%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
7	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3	~40%
	Black Tern			~20%
	Whiskered Tern			~20%
	White-winged Tern			~10%
8	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~40%
	Whiskered Tern			~30%
	White-winged Tern			~20%
9	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3	~30%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	Black Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			~10%
10	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~30%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
11	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~30%
	Whiskered Tern			~20%
	White-winged Tern			~10%
12	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~30%
	Black-fronted Tern			~30%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
13	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~20%
	Black-fronted Tern			~20%
14	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Whiskered Tern			~20%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
15	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3	~20%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	Black Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
16	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Whiskered Tern			~20%
	White-winged Tern			~10%
17	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Black Tern			~20%
18	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
19	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~20%
	Black Tern			~20%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
20	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
21	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
22	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	Black Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
23	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
24	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
25	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Black Tern			~10%
26	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~10%
	White-winged Tern			~10%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
27	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Black Tern			~10%
28	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
29	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Black Tern			~10%
30	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
31	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
32	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Black Tern			~10%
33	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2	~10%
	White-winged Tern			~10%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
34	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
35	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
36	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~10%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
37	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	2	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
38	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Black Tern			~10%
39	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~10%
	White-winged Tern			~10%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
40	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
41	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Black-fronted Tern			~10%
42	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	~10%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
43	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
44	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~10%
	Black Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
45	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
46	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
47	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	<5%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
48	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
49	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
50	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
51	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
52	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
53	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
54	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
55	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
56	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
57	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
58	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
59	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
60	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
61	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
62	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
63	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
64	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
65	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
66	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	<5%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
67	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
68	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
69	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
70	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
71	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
72	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
73	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Black-fronted Tern			<5%
74	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	2	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
75	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
76	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
77	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
78	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
79	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
80	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
81	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
82	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
83	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
84	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
85	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
86	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
87	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
88	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
89	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
90	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
91	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
92	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
93	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
94	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
95	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
96	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
97	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
98	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
99	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
100	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
101	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
102	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
103	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
104	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
105	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
106	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
107	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
108	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
109	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
110	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
111	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
112	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
113	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
114	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
115	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
116	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
117	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	<5%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
118	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
119	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
120	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
121	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
122	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
123	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
124	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
125	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
126	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
127	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	<5%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
128	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
129	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
130	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
131	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
132	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
133	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
134	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
135	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
136	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
137	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
138	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			Insufficient data
139	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
140	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
141	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	White-winged Tern			Insufficient data
142	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
143	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data
144	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Black Tern			Insufficient data

Marsh Terns

Species in this group

Black-fronted Tern

Whiskered Tern

White-winged Tern

Black Tern

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Marsh Terns

Parks Ranked