Caspian Tern

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Caspian Tern at stays in or beside iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and Ndumo Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

The Caspian Tern is most recorded in Western Cape (63% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (25% of records), Eastern Cape (5% of records), based on 1,045 iNaturalist observations. 4 places to stay on Spekboom in KwaZulu-Natal have recorded the Caspian Tern on site or nearby.

The Caspian Tern is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Ndumo Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) is a species of tern, with a subcosmopolitan but scattered distribution. Despite its extensive range, it is monotypic of its genus, and has no accepted subspecies. The genus name is from Ancient Greek hudros, "water", and Latin progne, "swallow". The specific caspia is from Latin and, like the English name, refers to the Caspian Sea.