Black Tern
Black Tern

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Marino Ballena National Park
18 Verified records at Marino Ballena National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Tern sighting in Marino Ballena National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Marino Ballena National Park

Royal Tern

Royal Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus maximus

5–10% · With luck
White Tern
LC

White Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gygis alba

Insufficient data
Laughing Gull
LC

Laughing Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus atricilla

<5% · Rare
Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus sandvicensis

<5% · Rare
Brown Noddy
LC

Brown Noddy

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anous stolidus

<5% · Rare
Franklin's Gull
LC

Franklin's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus pipixcan

<5% · Rare
Elegant Tern
NT

Elegant Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus elegans

<5% · Rare
Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gelochelidon nilotica

Insufficient data
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

Insufficient data
Least Tern
LC

Least Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sternula antillarum

Insufficient data
Sabine's Gull
LC

Sabine's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xema sabini

Insufficient data
Bridled Tern
LC

Bridled Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychoprion anaethetus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
2 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
3 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
4 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
5 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
6 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
7 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
8 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
9 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
10 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
11 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
12 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
13 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
14 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
15 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
16 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
<5%
17 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
18 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
19 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
21 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
26 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
28 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
30 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
31 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
32 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
34 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
35 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
36 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
37 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
38 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
39 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
40 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
41 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
42 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
43 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
44 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
45 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
46 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
47 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
48 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
Insufficient data
49 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
50 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
51 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
52 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
53 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
54 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
55 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
56 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
57 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
58 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
59 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Tern in Marino Ballena National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Black Tern sighting in Marino Ballena National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Tern in Marino Ballena National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Black Tern in Marino Ballena National Park in our monthly data.

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