Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Little Tern in Dakar?

Accepted Answer

Possible. About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Tern sighting in Dakar on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 152 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Little Tern in Dakar?

Accepted Answer

September. In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Little Tern in Dakar on a given day, against about 10% in February–March, May–June, August and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Dakar's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain against almost none in May.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Little Tern?

Accepted Answer

Between 9 am and noon. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Tern sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Dakar the best place to see a Little Tern?

Accepted Answer

4th of 60. Of the 60 cities where we can rate Little Tern sightings, Dakar ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Denpasar (Indonesia, about 30%), Manama (Bahrain, about 30%) and Makassar (Indonesia, about 20%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Little Tern live in Dakar?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Laridae. The closest relatives of the Little Tern that you can see in Dakar (family Laridae, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers) are Sandwich Tern (about 50%), Caspian Tern (about 40%) and West African Crested Tern (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Little Tern sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Little Tern is recorded against all the birds logged in Dakar (51 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~30%
2	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
3	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~20%
4	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	~20%
5	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
6	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
7	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	~10%
8	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
9	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
10	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~10%
11	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
12	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
13	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
14	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
15	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
16	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
17	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
18	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
19	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
20	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
21	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
22	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
23	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
24	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~30%
2	Manama	🇧🇭 Bahrain	~30%
3	Makassar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~20%
4	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	~20%
5	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	~10%
6	Kuching	🇲🇾 Malaysia	~10%
7	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	~10%
8	Karachi	🇵🇰 Pakistan	~10%
9	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	~10%
10	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	~10%

Little Tern

About the Little Tern

Sounds

Recent sightings of Little Tern in Dakar

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Dakar

Sandwich Tern

Caspian Tern

West African Crested Tern

Common Tern

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Crested Tern

Black Tern

Gull-billed Tern

Sabine's Gull

Arctic Tern

Slender-billed Gull

Black-headed Gull

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