Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusSterna (Typical Terns)
- SpeciesSterna hirundo (Common Tern)
Closest Relatives at Wilsons Promontory National Park
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris
Hooded Plover
Thinornis cucullatus
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Common Tern at Wilsons Promontory National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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