Saunders's Tern
Sternula saundersi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusSternula (Small Terns)
- SpeciesSternula saundersi (Saunders's Tern)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Saunders's Tern sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Damara Tern
Sternula balaenarum
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Saunders's Tern in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Saunders's Tern sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Saunders's Tern in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Saunders's Tern in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.