Genus

White Terns

Gygis

1 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

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

Species in this group

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

Gygis alba

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~70%

Jan

~70%

Feb

~80%

Mar

~90%

Apr

~80%

May

~80%

Jun

~70%

Jul

~70%

Aug

~90%

Sep

~70%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see White 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	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~80%
	White Tern			~80%
2	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	White Tern			Insufficient data
3	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	White Tern			<5%
4	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	White Tern			Insufficient data