Genus

Marsh Terns

Chlidonias

4 species in our catalog · found in 88 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
GenusChlidonias (Marsh Terns)

Species in this group

EN Endemic

Chlidonias albostriatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Chlidonias hybrida

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Chlidonias niger

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chlidonias leucopterus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Marsh Terns

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 4	~60%
	Black-fronted Tern			~60%
2	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3 of 4	~60%
	Whiskered Tern			~40%
	Black Tern			~20%
	White-winged Tern			~20%
3	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 4	~50%
	Black Tern			~20%
	White-winged Tern			~20%
	Whiskered Tern			~20%
4	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 4	~50%
	Whiskered Tern			~40%
	White-winged Tern			~20%
5	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	~40%
	Whiskered Tern			~30%
	White-winged Tern			~20%
6	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 4	~40%
	Whiskered Tern			~40%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
7	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 4	~40%
	Whiskered Tern			~40%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
8	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	~40%
	Whiskered Tern			~30%
	White-winged Tern			~10%
9	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	3 of 4	~30%
	Whiskered Tern			~30%
	Black Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
10	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3 of 4	~30%
	Whiskered Tern			~20%
	Black Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
11	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3 of 4	~30%
	Black Tern			~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
12	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 4	~30%
	Whiskered Tern			~20%
	White-winged Tern			~10%
13	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 4	~30%
	Black-fronted Tern			~30%
14	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~30%
	Whiskered Tern			~30%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
15	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~30%
	Black Tern			~30%
16	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-fronted Tern			~20%
17	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~20%
	Whiskered Tern			~20%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
18	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 4	~20%
	Whiskered Tern			~20%
	White-winged Tern			~10%
19	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~20%
	Black Tern			~20%
20	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 4	~20%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	Black Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
21	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~20%
	Black Tern			~20%
22	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
23	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
24	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
25	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	Black Tern			<5%
26	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Black Tern			~10%
27	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
28	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
29	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~10%
	Black Tern			~10%
30	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 4	~10%
	White-winged Tern			~10%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
31	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
32	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~10%
	Black Tern			~10%
33	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
34	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2 of 4	~10%
	White-winged Tern			~10%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
35	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	~10%
	Black Tern			~10%
36	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
37	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 4	~10%
	White-winged Tern			~10%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
38	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Black Tern			~10%
39	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-fronted Tern			~10%
40	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
41	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
42	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
43	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
44	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
45	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
46	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
47	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
48	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1 of 4	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
49	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
50	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 4	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
51	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
52	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
53	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
54	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
55	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 4	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
56	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 4	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
57	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-fronted Tern			<5%
58	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
59	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
60	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
61	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
62	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
63	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 4	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
64	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
65	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
66	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
67	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
68	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
69	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
70	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
71	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
72	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
73	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 4	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
74	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
75	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
76	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
77	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
78	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
79	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
80	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
81	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
82	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
83	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
84	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
85	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
86	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
87	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
88	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Karachi	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 4	~40%
	Whiskered Tern			~40%
2	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	2 of 4	~40%
	Whiskered Tern			~30%
	White-winged Tern			~10%
3	Srinagar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~40%
	Whiskered Tern			~40%
4	Luxor	🇪🇬 Egypt	2 of 4	~40%
	Whiskered Tern			~30%
	White-winged Tern			~10%
5	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	2 of 4	~30%
	Whiskered Tern			~30%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
6	Davao City	🇵🇭 Philippines	2 of 4	~30%
	Whiskered Tern			~30%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
7	Rajkot	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Whiskered Tern			~30%
8	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 4	~30%
	Black Tern			~30%
9	Makassar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 4	~30%
	Whiskered Tern			~30%
10	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 4	~30%
	Whiskered Tern			~30%
11	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 4	~20%
	Whiskered Tern			~20%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
12	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~20%
	Whiskered Tern			~20%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
13	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Whiskered Tern			~20%
14	Cebu City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 4	~20%
	Whiskered Tern			~20%
15	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~20%
	Whiskered Tern			~20%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
16	Harbin	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~20%
	Whiskered Tern			~20%
17	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
18	Tunis	🇹🇳 Tunisia	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
19	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
20	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 4	~10%
	Black Tern			~10%
21	Jinan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
22	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
23	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	2 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	Black Tern			<5%
24	Nanchang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
25	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
26	Quanzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
27	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
28	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
29	Madurai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
30	Agra	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
31	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
32	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
33	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
34	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
35	Padang	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 4	~10%
	White-winged Tern			~10%
36	Angeles	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
37	Surabaya	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
38	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
39	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
40	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
41	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	2 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
42	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 4	~10%
	Whiskered Tern			~10%
43	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 4	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
44	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	3 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
45	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
46	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
47	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	3 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
48	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
49	Wenzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
50	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
51	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
52	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 4	<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
53	Surat	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
54	Puducherry	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
55	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	2 of 4	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
56	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
57	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
	Black Tern			<5%
58	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
59	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	2 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%
60	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	2 of 4	<5%
	Whiskered Tern			<5%
	White-winged Tern			<5%

Marsh Terns

Species in this group

Black-fronted Tern

Whiskered Tern

Black Tern

White-winged Tern

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Marsh Terns

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked