Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusChlidonias (Marsh Terns)
- SpeciesChlidonias niger (Black Tern)
The black tern (Chlidonias niger) is a small tern generally found in or near inland water that breeds in Europe, Western Asia and North America. In winter the birds migrate to coastal areas of Africa and South America. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Tern at Ciénaga de Zapata — 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