Gelochelidon (Gull-billed Terns)

Species in this group

LC

Gelochelidon nilotica

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Gelochelidon macrotarsa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Gull-billed Terns

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	~40%
	Gull-billed Tern			~40%
2	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	~30%
	Gull-billed Tern			~30%
3	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	~30%
	Gull-billed Tern			~30%
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	~30%
	Gull-billed Tern			~30%
5	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~30%
	Gull-billed Tern			~30%
6	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 2	~20%
	Gull-billed Tern			~20%
7	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Gull-billed Tern			~20%
8	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 2	~20%
	Gull-billed Tern			~20%
9	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	~20%
	Gull-billed Tern			~20%
10	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	~20%
	Gull-billed Tern			~20%
11	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 2	~20%
	Gull-billed Tern			~20%
12	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
13	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
14	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
15	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Australian Tern			~10%
16	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
17	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
18	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
19	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Australian Tern			~10%
20	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
21	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Australian Tern			~10%
22	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Australian Tern			~10%
23	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
24	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
25	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
26	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	Australian Tern			<5%
27	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
28	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
29	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
30	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
31	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
32	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
33	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
34	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
35	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
36	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
37	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
38	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
39	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
40	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
41	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
42	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
43	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
44	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
45	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
46	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
47	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
48	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
49	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
50	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	~60%
	Gull-billed Tern			~60%
2	Karachi	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 2	~30%
	Gull-billed Tern			~30%
3	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 2	~30%
	Gull-billed Tern			~30%
4	Manama	🇧🇭 Bahrain	1 of 2	~30%
	Gull-billed Tern			~30%
5	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~20%
	Gull-billed Tern			~20%
6	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 2	~20%
	Gull-billed Tern			~20%
7	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
8	Barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
9	Luxor	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
10	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
11	Rajkot	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
12	N'Djamena	🇹🇩 Chad	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
13	Makassar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
14	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
15	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
16	Alexandria	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
17	Jeddah	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
18	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 2	~10%
	Gull-billed Tern			~10%
19	Tunis	🇹🇳 Tunisia	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
20	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	Australian Tern			<5%
21	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
22	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
23	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
24	Puducherry	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
25	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
26	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
27	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
28	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
29	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
30	Baku	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
31	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
32	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
33	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
34	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
35	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
36	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
37	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
38	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
39	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
40	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
41	Havana	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
42	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
43	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
44	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
45	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
46	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
47	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
48	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
49	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
50	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
51	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
52	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%
53	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Gull-billed Tern			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity

Gull-billed Terns

Species in this group

Gull-billed Tern

Australian Tern

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Gull-billed Terns

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found