Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusChlidonias (Marsh Terns)
- SpeciesChlidonias hybrida (Whiskered Tern)
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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Whiskered Tern sighting in Grampians National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Grampians National Park
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus grallarius
White-headed Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Painted Buttonquail
Turnix varius
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor
Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Whiskered Tern in Grampians National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Whiskered Tern sighting in Grampians National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Whiskered Tern in Grampians National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Whiskered Tern in Grampians National Park in our monthly data.