Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusSternula (Small Terns)
- SpeciesSternula albifrons (Little Tern)
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 Ranthambore National Park
River Tern
Sterna aurantia
Pallas's Gull
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Indian Skimmer
Rynchops albicollis
Brown-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Black-bellied Tern
Sterna acuticauda
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Little Tern at Ranthambore National Park — 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