Little Tern

Closest Relatives at Yala 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	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
2	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	10–20%
3	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
4	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	10–20%
5	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	0–10%
6	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	0–10%
7	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	0–10%
8	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
9	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	<5%
10	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
11	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
12	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
13	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
14	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
15	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
16	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
17	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	Insufficient data
18	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
19	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
20	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
21	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
22	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
23	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
24	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
25	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
26	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
27	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	Insufficient data
28	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
29	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
30	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Little Tern in Yala National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Little Tern sighting in Yala National Park, based on 176 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Little Tern in Yala National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Little Tern in Yala National Park in our monthly data.