Fairy Tern

Fairy Tern

Sternula nereis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Ningaloo Marine Park
27 Verified records at Ningaloo Marine Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Fairy Tern sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park

Little Tern
LC

Little Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sternula albifrons

<5% · Rare
Silver Gull
Endemic

Silver Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

70–80% · Very likely
Crested Tern
LC

Crested Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus bergii

30–40% · Possible
Caspian Tern
LC

Caspian Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydroprogne caspia

30–40% · Possible
Lesser Crested Tern
LC

Lesser Crested Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus bengalensis

10–20% · With luck
Whiskered Tern
LC

Whiskered Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias hybrida

5–10% · With luck
Roseate Tern
LC

Roseate Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna dougallii

5–10% · With luck
Bridled Tern
LC

Bridled Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychoprion anaethetus

<5% · Rare
White-winged Tern
LC

White-winged Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias leucopterus

<5% · Rare
Brown Noddy
LC

Brown Noddy

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anous stolidus

<5% · Rare
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

<5% · Rare
Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gelochelidon nilotica

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ 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 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
2 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
3 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
4 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fairy Tern in Ningaloo Marine Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Fairy Tern sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fairy Tern in Ningaloo Marine Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Fairy Tern in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.

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