Black Tern

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

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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	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	20–30%
2	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
3	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
4	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
5	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
6	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
7	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
8	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
9	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
10	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
11	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	5–10%
12	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
13	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
14	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
15	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
16	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	<5%
17	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
18	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
19	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
21	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
26	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
28	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
30	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
31	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
36	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
37	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
38	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
39	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	Insufficient data
40	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
42	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
43	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
44	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
45	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
46	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
47	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
48	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	Insufficient data
49	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
50	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
51	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
52	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
53	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
54	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
55	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
56	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
57	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
58	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
59	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Tern in Tortuguero National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Black Tern sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Tern in Tortuguero National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Black Tern in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.