Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Possible. About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Little Tern sighting in Denpasar on a given day, based on 260 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 31st most-seen of the 109 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

July. In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Little Tern in Denpasar on a given day, against about 10% in February–April and November, the lowest months. That is one of Denpasar's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 320 mm in January.

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 Denpasar the best place to see a Little Tern?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Of the 60 cities where we can rate Little Tern sightings, Denpasar has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Manama (Bahrain, about 30%) and Makassar (Indonesia, about 20%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Little Tern live in Denpasar?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Laridae. The closest relatives of the Little Tern that you can see in Denpasar (family Laridae, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers) are Whiskered Tern (about 20%), Crested Tern (about 10%) and Gull-billed Tern (about 10%), 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 Denpasar (260 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 Denpasar

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Denpasar

Whiskered Tern

Crested Tern

Gull-billed Tern

White-winged Tern

Common Tern

Black-naped Tern

Common Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Whimbrel

Common Redshank

Barred Buttonquail

Grey-tailed Tattler

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