Genus

Small Terns

Sternula

7 species in our catalog · found in 78 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Sternula superciliaris

Sternula albifrons

Sternula balaenarum

Sternula lorata

Sternula antillarum

Sternula nereis

Sternula saundersi

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Small Terns

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	40–50%
	Yellow-billed Tern			40–50%
2	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	30–40%
	Yellow-billed Tern			30–40%
3	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	20–30%
	Little Tern			20–30%
4	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	10–20%
	Yellow-billed Tern			10–20%
5	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	10–20%
	Damara Tern			10–20%
	Little Tern			Insufficient data
6	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	10–20%
	Little Tern			10–20%
7	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	10–20%
	Peruvian Tern			10–20%
8	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	10–20%
	Little Tern			10–20%
	Saunders's Tern			<5%
	Damara Tern			<5%
9	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Least Tern			10–20%
10	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	10–20%
	Yellow-billed Tern			10–20%
11	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	10–20%
	Little Tern			Insufficient data
12	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	10–20%
	Yellow-billed Tern			10–20%
13	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	10–20%
	Least Tern			10–20%
14	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	10–20%
	Little Tern			10–20%
15	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	5–10%
	Fairy Tern			5–10%
	Little Tern			<5%
16	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	5–10%
	Yellow-billed Tern			5–10%
17	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	5–10%
	Least Tern			5–10%
18	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	5–10%
	Little Tern			5–10%
19	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	5–10%
	Yellow-billed Tern			5–10%
20	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	5–10%
	Little Tern			5–10%
21	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	5–10%
	Least Tern			5–10%
22	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	5–10%
	Least Tern			5–10%
23	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	5–10%
	Little Tern			Insufficient data
24	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Little Tern			5–10%
25	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Yellow-billed Tern			Insufficient data
26	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	5–10%
	Yellow-billed Tern			5–10%
27	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	<5%
	Little Tern			Insufficient data
28	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Least Tern			Insufficient data
29	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Least Tern			<5%
30	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Yellow-billed Tern			<5%
31	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Yellow-billed Tern			<5%
32	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Little Tern			<5%
33	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	Yellow-billed Tern			<5%
34	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Little Tern			<5%
35	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	<5%
	Little Tern			<5%
36	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Yellow-billed Tern			<5%
37	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Little Tern			<5%
	Fairy Tern			<5%
38	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Least Tern			<5%
39	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Tern			<5%
40	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Little Tern			Insufficient data
41	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Yellow-billed Tern			<5%
42	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Least Tern			<5%
43	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Tern			Insufficient data
44	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Least Tern			<5%
45	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Fairy Tern			Insufficient data
46	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Least Tern			<5%
	Yellow-billed Tern			Insufficient data
47	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	<5%
	Little Tern			<5%
48	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Little Tern			<5%
49	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	<5%
	Least Tern			<5%
50	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Little Tern			Insufficient data
	Damara Tern			Insufficient data
51	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Yellow-billed Tern			Insufficient data
52	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Little Tern			<5%
53	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Yellow-billed Tern			Insufficient data
54	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Little Tern			<5%
55	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Peruvian Tern			Insufficient data
56	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Least Tern			<5%
57	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	<5%
	Yellow-billed Tern			Insufficient data
58	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	<5%
	Little Tern			Insufficient data
59	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Little Tern			<5%
60	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Fairy Tern			Insufficient data
61	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Least Tern			Insufficient data
62	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	<5%
	Yellow-billed Tern			Insufficient data
63	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	<5%
	Least Tern			Insufficient data
64	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Least Tern			Insufficient data
65	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Little Tern			Insufficient data
66	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Least Tern			Insufficient data
67	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Least Tern			Insufficient data
68	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Little Tern			Insufficient data
69	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Least Tern			Insufficient data
70	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Little Tern			Insufficient data
71	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Least Tern			<5%
72	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1	<5%
	Little Tern			Insufficient data
73	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Little Tern			Insufficient data
74	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Little Tern			Insufficient data
75	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Least Tern			Insufficient data
76	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Little Tern			Insufficient data
77	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Fairy Tern			Insufficient data
78	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Least Tern			Insufficient data

Small Terns

Species in this group

Yellow-billed Tern

Little Tern

Damara Tern

Peruvian Tern

Least Tern

Fairy Tern

Saunders's Tern

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Small Terns

Parks Ranked