Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusOnychoprion (Brown-backed Terns)
- SpeciesOnychoprion anaethetus (Bridled Tern)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Bridled Tern sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
📅 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 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 12 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 14 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 16 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bridled Tern in Ningaloo Marine Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Bridled Tern sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bridled Tern in Ningaloo Marine Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Bridled Tern in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.