Arctic Tern

Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

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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	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	60–70%
2	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	50–60%
3	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
4	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
5	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
6	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
7	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
8	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
9	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
10	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
11	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
12	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
13	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
14	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
15	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
16	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
18	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
19	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
20	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
21	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
22	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
23	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
24	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
25	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
26	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Arctic Tern in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Arctic Tern sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Arctic Tern in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Arctic Tern in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.