Where to see
Gelochelidon nilotica
Lake Nakuru National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Gull-billed Tern during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 9 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
Lake Nakuru National Park
In Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Gull-billed Tern sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area and more
After Lake Nakuru National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Gull-billed Tern are in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 30%), Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 30%) and Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 30%). Outside Africa, the best options are Yala National Park in Asia (about 30%), Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 30%) and Camargue in Europe (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Lake Nakuru National Park (about 70%), April in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (about 60%) and November in Yala National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Gull-billed Tern on a given day. Each park's Gull-billed Tern page has the full month-by-month chart.
