Lesser Crested Tern

Lesser Crested Tern

Thalasseus bengalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Wilpattu National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Crested Tern at Wilpattu National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
4 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
5 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
6 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
9 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
10 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
11 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
12 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
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