Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Little Tern in Yala National Park?

Accepted Answer

Possible. About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Tern sighting in Yala National Park on a given day, based on 172 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 220 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 Yala National Park?

Accepted Answer

January, March and November. In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Little Tern in Yala National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April–May and July–October, the lowest months.

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 Yala National Park the best place to see a Little Tern?

Accepted Answer

3rd of 24. Of the 24 parks where we can rate Little Tern sightings, Yala National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Bali Barat National Park (Indonesia, about 30%) and Sundarbans National Park (India, about 20%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Little Tern live in Yala National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Laridae. The closest relatives of the Little Tern that you can see in Yala National Park (family Laridae, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers) are Whiskered Tern (about 40%), Gull-billed Tern (about 30%) and White-winged Tern (about 20%), 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 Yala National Park (172 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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 Yala National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Yala National Park

Whiskered Tern

Gull-billed Tern

White-winged Tern

Caspian Tern

Crested Tern

Common Tern

Lesser Crested Tern

Bridled Tern

Red-wattled Lapwing

Black-winged Stilt

Yellow-wattled Lapwing

Common Sandpiper

Before you go