Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusGelochelidon (Gull-billed Terns)
- SpeciesGelochelidon nilotica (Gull-billed Tern)
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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Gull-billed Tern sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Common Gull
Larus canus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
📅 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 Gull-billed Tern in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Gull-billed Tern sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gull-billed Tern in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Gull-billed Tern in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in our monthly data.