River Tern

Where to see

River Tern

Sterna aurantia

Ranthambore National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a River Tern during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
2 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
3 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
4 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
5 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
6 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
7 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a River Tern?

Ranthambore National Park

In Ranthambore National Park, India, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a River Tern sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a River Tern?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are December to February in Ranthambore National Park (about 50%), March and December in Satpura National Park (about 50%) and April in Kaziranga National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a River Tern on a given day. Each park's River Tern page has the full month-by-month chart.