Genus

Typical Terns

Sterna

12 species in our catalog · found in 122 parks

Species in this group

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

Sterna paradisaea

Sterna striata

Sterna aurantia

Sterna hirundinacea

Sterna hirundo

Sterna forsteri

Sterna sumatrana

Sterna acuticauda

Sterna dougallii

Sterna vittata

Sterna trudeaui

Sterna repressa

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

10–20

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

10–20

Sep

10–20

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical 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	P(≥1)
1	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	60–70%
	Arctic Tern			60–70%
2	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	50–60%
	White-fronted Tern			50–60%
	Antarctic Tern			Insufficient data
3	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	50–60%
	Arctic Tern			50–60%
4	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	40–50%
	River Tern			40–50%
5	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	3	40–50%
	South American Tern			40–50%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
	Snowy-crowned Tern			Insufficient data
6	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	40–50%
	River Tern			40–50%
	Black-bellied Tern			<5%
7	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	30–40%
	River Tern			30–40%
	Black-bellied Tern			0–10%
8	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	30–40%
	Common Tern			30–40%
	Arctic Tern			Insufficient data
9	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	20–30%
	Common Tern			20–30%
	Forster's Tern			0–10%
	Arctic Tern			Insufficient data
10	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	20–30%
	Common Tern			20–30%
	Arctic Tern			<5%
11	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	20–30%
	South American Tern			20–30%
12	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	20–30%
	River Tern			20–30%
13	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	20–30%
	Common Tern			20–30%
	Arctic Tern			Insufficient data
14	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	20–30%
	Forster's Tern			20–30%
	Common Tern			<5%
15	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	20–30%
	Forster's Tern			10–20%
	Common Tern			0–10%
	Arctic Tern			<5%
16	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	20–30%
	Forster's Tern			20–30%
	Common Tern			<5%
17	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	Arctic Tern			20–30%
18	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	20–30%
	Common Tern			10–20%
	Arctic Tern			<5%
19	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	10–20%
	Common Tern			10–20%
20	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	10–20%
	Arctic Tern			10–20%
21	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	River Tern			10–20%
22	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	10–20%
	Forster's Tern			10–20%
	Common Tern			<5%
23	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	10–20%
	Common Tern			10–20%
24	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	10–20%
	White-fronted Tern			10–20%
25	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	10–20%
	Common Tern			10–20%
	Roseate Tern			Insufficient data
	Arctic Tern			<5%
26	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Arctic Tern			10–20%
27	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	River Tern			10–20%
28	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	River Tern			10–20%
29	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	10–20%
	Forster's Tern			10–20%
	Common Tern			<5%
30	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	10–20%
	Common Tern			10–20%
	Arctic Tern			Insufficient data
	Roseate Tern			Insufficient data
	Antarctic Tern			Insufficient data
31	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	10–20%
	Forster's Tern			0–10%
	Common Tern			0–10%
32	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	10–20%
	Common Tern			10–20%
33	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2	10–20%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
	Roseate Tern			Insufficient data
34	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	10–20%
	Common Tern			0–10%
	Antarctic Tern			<5%
	Arctic Tern			Insufficient data
35	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	10–20%
	White-fronted Tern			10–20%
36	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Arctic Tern			0–10%
37	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	0–10%
	River Tern			0–10%
38	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	0–10%
	Common Tern			0–10%
39	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Arctic Tern			0–10%
40	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	0–10%
	Black-naped Tern			0–10%
	Common Tern			<5%
41	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	0–10%
	Common Tern			0–10%
	Arctic Tern			Insufficient data
42	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	0–10%
	Arctic Tern			0–10%
43	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	0–10%
	Common Tern			0–10%
44	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	2	0–10%
	Forster's Tern			0–10%
	Common Tern			<5%
45	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	0–10%
	Roseate Tern			Insufficient data
	Common Tern			<5%
46	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	0–10%
	Forster's Tern			Insufficient data
	Roseate Tern			<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
47	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	0–10%
	Common Tern			0–10%
	Roseate Tern			Insufficient data
48	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2	0–10%
	South American Tern			<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
49	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	0–10%
	South American Tern			0–10%
50	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Forster's Tern			<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
	Roseate Tern			Insufficient data
51	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
52	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
53	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Roseate Tern			Insufficient data
54	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
	Arctic Tern			Insufficient data
55	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
	Roseate Tern			<5%
	White-cheeked Tern			Insufficient data
56	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
57	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	<5%
	South American Tern			<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
58	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Forster's Tern			<5%
59	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
60	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
	Forster's Tern			Insufficient data
61	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
	Forster's Tern			<5%
62	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
63	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
64	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
	Arctic Tern			<5%
65	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	River Tern			<5%
	Black-bellied Tern			Insufficient data
66	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
	Roseate Tern			Insufficient data
67	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
68	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Arctic Tern			<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
69	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Forster's Tern			<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
70	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
71	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
72	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
	Black-naped Tern			Insufficient data
73	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
74	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
75	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
	Arctic Tern			Insufficient data
76	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
	Forster's Tern			Insufficient data
77	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
	Black-naped Tern			Insufficient data
	Roseate Tern			Insufficient data
78	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
79	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
80	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	White-fronted Tern			Insufficient data
81	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	River Tern			Insufficient data
82	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-fronted Tern			Insufficient data
83	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
84	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
85	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	<5%
	Arctic Tern			<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
86	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
87	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Forster's Tern			<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
88	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
89	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Forster's Tern			<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
90	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Forster's Tern			Insufficient data
	Arctic Tern			Insufficient data
91	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Forster's Tern			Insufficient data
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
92	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
	Arctic Tern			<5%
93	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
94	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	South American Tern			Insufficient data
95	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Arctic Tern			<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
96	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
97	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	<5%
	Black-naped Tern			Insufficient data
	Roseate Tern			Insufficient data
98	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Arctic Tern			<5%
99	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
100	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
101	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
102	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	White-fronted Tern			<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
103	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
104	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
105	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
106	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
107	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	River Tern			<5%
	Black-bellied Tern			Insufficient data
108	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Forster's Tern			<5%
109	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
110	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Snowy-crowned Tern			Insufficient data
111	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
112	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Forster's Tern			<5%
113	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
114	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Common Tern			<5%
115	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Black-bellied Tern			Insufficient data
116	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Forster's Tern			Insufficient data
117	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
118	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
119	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
120	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-fronted Tern			Insufficient data
121	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Tern			Insufficient data
	Forster's Tern			Insufficient data
122	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Forster's Tern			Insufficient data

Typical Terns

Species in this group

Arctic Tern

White-fronted Tern

River Tern

South American Tern

Common Tern

Forster's Tern

Black-naped Tern

Black-bellied Tern

Roseate Tern

Antarctic Tern

Snowy-crowned Tern

White-cheeked Tern

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Typical Terns

Parks Ranked