Chlidonias (Marsh Terns)

Genus

Marsh Terns

Chlidonias

4 species in our catalog · found in 137 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Black-fronted Tern
EN Endemic

Black-fronted Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias albostriatus

40–50% · Likely
Whiskered Tern
LC

Whiskered Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias hybrida

40–50% · Likely
White-winged Tern
LC

White-winged Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias leucopterus

20–30% · Possible
Black Tern
LC

Black Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias niger

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

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

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Marsh Terns

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 3
50–60%
2 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 3
40–50%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
40–50%
4 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 2
40–50%
5 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
40–50%
6 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
40–50%
7 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 3
40–50%
8 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
30–40%
9 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 3
30–40%
10 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 2
20–30%
11 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 2
20–30%
12 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 2
20–30%
13 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
20–30%
14 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
20–30%
15 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 3
20–30%
16 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
20–30%
17 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
20–30%
18 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
10–20%
19 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
10–20%
20 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
10–20%
21 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
10–20%
22 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 3
10–20%
23 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 2
10–20%
24 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
10–20%
25 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
26 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
10–20%
27 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
28 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
29 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
5–10%
30 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 2
5–10%
31 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
5–10%
32 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 2
5–10%
33 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia 2
5–10%
34 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 2
5–10%
35 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 2
5–10%
36 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
5–10%
37 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
5–10%
38 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
5–10%
39 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
5–10%
40 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia 1
5–10%
41 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 2
5–10%
42 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 2
5–10%
43 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
5–10%
44 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 2
<5%
45 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
46 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 3
<5%
47 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
48 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
<5%
49 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 2
<5%
50 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
51 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
<5%
52 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
53 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
<5%
54 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
55 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
56 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
<5%
57 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2
<5%
58 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
59 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
<5%
60 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
61 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
<5%
62 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
63 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
64 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
65 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
66 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
67 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
<5%
68 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
69 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia 2
<5%
70 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 2
<5%
71 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
72 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
73 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 2
<5%
74 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
75 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
76 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
77 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 2
<5%
78 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
<5%
79 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
80 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
81 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 2
<5%
82 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
83 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
84 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 2
<5%
85 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
86 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
<5%
87 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
<5%
88 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
<5%
89 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
90 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
<5%
91 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 2
<5%
92 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
93 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
94 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
95 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
96 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
<5%
97 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
98 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
<5%
99 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
100 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
101 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
102 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
<5%
103 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
104 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
105 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
106 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
107 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
108 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
109 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
110 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
111 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
112 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
113 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 2
<5%
114 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 2
<5%
115 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
116 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
117 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
<5%
118 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
119 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
120 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
<5%
121 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
122 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
123 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
124 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
125 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
126 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
127 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
128 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
129 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
130 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
131 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
132 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
133 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
134 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
135 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
136 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
137 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%