Where to see
Chlidonias hybrida
Wilpattu National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Whiskered Tern during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 13 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Wilpattu National Park
In Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Whiskered Tern sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yala National Park and more
After Wilpattu National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Whiskered Tern are in Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%), Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 40%) and Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%). Outside Asia, the best options are Hortobágy National Park in Europe (about 40%), Amboseli National Park in Africa (about 30%) and Kakadu National Park in Oceania (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November in Wilpattu National Park (about 70%), February in Yala National Park (about 70%) and August in Hortobágy National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Whiskered Tern on a given day. Each park's Whiskered Tern page has the full month-by-month chart.
