Where to see
Thalasseus bergii
Rottnest Island leads · 14 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Crested Tern during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rottnest Island | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 13 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 14 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rottnest Island
In Rottnest Island, Australia, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Tern sighting on a given day, the highest of the 14 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Komodo National Park and more
After Rottnest Island, the next-best odds of seeing a Crested Tern are in Komodo National Park (Indonesia, about 60%), Ningaloo Marine Park (Australia, about 50%) and Noosa National Park (Australia, about 40%). Outside Oceania, the best options are Komodo National Park in Southeast Asia (about 60%) and West Coast National Park in Africa (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January, April and October–November in Rottnest Island (over 90%), January and August in Komodo National Park (about 70%) and March and April in Ningaloo Marine Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Crested Tern on a given day. Each park's Crested Tern page has the full month-by-month chart.
