Inca Tern
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Inca Tern

Larosterna inca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Soberanía National Park
2 Verified records at Soberanía National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Inca tern (Larosterna inca) is a near-threatened species of tern in the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae (the gulls, terns, and skimmers). It is found along the Pacific coasts of Chile, Ecuador and Perú, and has appeared as a vagrant in Central America and Hawaii. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park

Royal Tern

Royal Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus maximus

<5% · Rare
Laughing Gull
LC

Laughing Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus atricilla

<5% · Rare
Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus sandvicensis

<5% · Rare
Franklin's Gull
LC

Franklin's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus pipixcan

<5% · Rare
Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gelochelidon nilotica

<5% · Rare
Black Tern
LC

Black Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias niger

<5% · Rare
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

<5% · Rare
Caspian Tern
LC

Caspian Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydroprogne caspia

<5% · Rare
American Herring Gull
LC

American Herring Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus smithsonianus

Insufficient data
Elegant Tern
NT

Elegant Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus elegans

Insufficient data
Wattled Jacana
LC

Wattled Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jacana jacana

50–60% · Likely
Southern Lapwing
LC

Southern Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus chilensis

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Inca Tern at Soberanía National 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 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
50–60%
2 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
4 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
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