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Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybrida

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Ankarafantsika National Park
1 Verified records at Ankarafantsika National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida) is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khelidonios, "swallow-like", from khelidon, "swallow". The specific hybridus is Latin for hybrid; Peter Simon Pallas thought it might be a hybrid of white-winged black tern and common tern, writing "Sterna fissipes [Chlidonias leucopterus] et Hirundine [Sterna hirundo] natam". Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park

Lesser Crested Tern
LC

Lesser Crested Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus bengalensis

Insufficient data
Madagascar Jacana
EN Endemic

Madagascar Jacana

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Actophilornis albinucha

30–40% · Possible
Madagascan Buttonquail
LC

Madagascan Buttonquail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turnix nigricollis

20–30% · Possible
Black-winged Stilt
LC

Black-winged Stilt

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Himantopus himantopus

5–10% · With luck
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

Insufficient data
Greater Painted-Snipe
LC

Greater Painted-Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rostratula benghalensis

Insufficient data
Curlew Sandpiper
VU

Curlew Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris ferruginea

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

📊

Fewer than 5 records of Whiskered Tern at Ankarafantsika National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
3 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
4 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
5 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
6 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
8 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
12 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
13 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
14 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
15 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
16 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
17 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
18 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
19 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
20 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
21 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
22 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
23 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
24 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
25 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
26 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
27 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
28 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
29 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
30 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
31 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
32 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
33 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
34 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
35 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
36 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
37 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
38 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
39 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
40 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
41 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
42 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
43 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
44 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
45 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
46 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
47 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
48 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
49 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
50 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
51 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
52 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
53 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
54 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
55 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
56 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
57 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
58 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
59 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
60 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
61 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
62 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
63 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
64 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
65 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
66 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
67 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
68 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
69 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
70 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
71 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
72 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
73 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
74 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
75 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
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