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Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
1 Verified records at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
☀️ 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 →

Closest Relatives at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

White-winged Tern
LC

White-winged Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias leucopterus

<5% · Rare
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

<5% · Rare
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

<5% · Rare
Whiskered Tern
LC

Whiskered Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias hybrida

<5% · Rare
Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gelochelidon nilotica

Insufficient data
Curlew Sandpiper
VU

Curlew Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris ferruginea

Insufficient data
Greater Sandplover
LC

Greater Sandplover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius leschenaultii

5–10% · Rare
Common Redshank
LC

Common Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa totanus

5–10% · Rare
Eastern Sand Plover
LC

Eastern Sand Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius veredus

<5% · Rare
Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

<5% · Rare
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

<5% · Rare
Black-winged Stilt
LC

Black-winged Stilt

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Himantopus himantopus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Little Tern at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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
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