
Common Tern
The common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae.
Informações sobre a espécie
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 1,103 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Common Tern is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,103 records, iNaturalist
Parques onde os anfitriões registram: Common Tern
Hospedagens que retribuem
Por todo o Cabo Oriental
Common Tern: registrado aqui
Common Tern: registrado aqui
Common Tern: registrado aqui
Common Tern: registrado aqui
Common Tern: registrado aqui
Common Tern: registrado aqui
Observação de aves
Observação de aves
Observação de aves
Observação de aves
Forests, lagoons, and Knysna's sheltered bay
Ver lugares que retribuemPlanejando uma viagem
Quando e onde encontrar: Common Tern
Os anfitriões registraram esta espécie (Common Tern) em hospedagens dentro ou ao lado de Addo Elephant National Park and Tsitsikamma National Park.
Melhores horários do dia
- As primeiras horas depois do nascer do sol, e o fim da tarde. As aves cantam e se alimentam mais nas horas frescas.
- Meio-dia. Mais silencioso, sobretudo no calor do verão.
Formas de observar
Dirija por conta própria
Seu próprio veículo e seu próprio ritmo, nas estradas do parque.
Onde os anfitriões registram
Espécie
Sterna hirundo
Registros
1,103
Observações no iNaturalist
Cada reserva no Spekboom apoia a conservação.
Perguntas que os viajantes fazem
Um registro significa que um anfitrião avistou esta espécie (Common Tern) na propriedade ou nas proximidades. Nunca é garantia de avistamento.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Common Tern in Eastern Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Common Tern at stays in or beside Addo Elephant National Park and Tsitsikamma National Park. 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.
Where can you see the Common Tern in South Africa?
The Common Tern is most recorded in Western Cape (70% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (18% of records), Eastern Cape (12% of records), based on 1,103 iNaturalist observations. 6 places to stay on Spekboom in Eastern Cape have recorded the Common Tern on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Common Tern?
The Common 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. Addo Elephant National Park: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Tsitsikamma National Park: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Common Tern?
The common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions.

























