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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Tern sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 390 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Common Gull
Larus canus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Little Tern in Wadden Sea National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Little Tern sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 390 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Little Tern in Wadden Sea National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Little Tern in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.