Little Tern

Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Bali Barat National Park
71 Verified records at Bali Barat National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The little tern (Sternula albifrons) is a small seabird of the family Laridae. It is widely distributed breeding on the coasts and inland waterways of Europe, Asia, north and west Africa, and eastern Australia. It winters in the subtropical and tropical oceans as far south as South Africa and Australia. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Tern sighting in Bali Barat National Park, based on 71 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

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

Quick answers

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

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Tern sighting in Bali Barat National Park, based on 71 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

September has the highest sighting rate for Little Tern in Bali Barat National Park in our monthly data.

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