Gull-billed Tern
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Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Insufficient data
overall probability at Ningaloo Marine Park
3 Verified records at Ningaloo Marine Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The gull-billed tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) is a tern in the family Laridae. It is widely distributed and breeds in scattered localities in Europe, Asia, northwest Africa, and the Americas. The Australian gull-billed tern was previously considered a subspecies. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park

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
Fairy Tern
VU Endemic

Fairy Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sternula nereis

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
Little Tern
LC

Little Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sternula albifrons

<5% · Rare
Brown Noddy
LC

Brown Noddy

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anous stolidus

<5% · Rare
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Gull-billed Tern at Ningaloo Marine 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 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
2 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
4 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
5 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
6 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
7 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
8 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
10 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
11 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
12 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
10–20%
13 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
15 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
16 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
17 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
18 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
<5%
19 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
20 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
21 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
22 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
23 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
24 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
25 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
26 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
27 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
28 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
29 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
32 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
33 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
34 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
35 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
36 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
37 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
38 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
39 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
40 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
41 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
42 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
43 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
44 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
45 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
46 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
47 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
48 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
49 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
50 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
51 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
52 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
53 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
54 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
55 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
56 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
57 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
58 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
59 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
60 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
61 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
62 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
63 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
64 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data
65 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
66 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
67 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
68 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
69 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
70 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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