Where does the Whiskered Tern live?
Chlidonias hybrida has 644,618 records in 157 countries and territories, from 1839 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 644,618 records
- 157 places
- 155 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesLaridaeChlidonias
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 128,221 | |
| India | 105,372 | |
| Taiwan | 87,996 | |
| Spain | 54,814 | |
| South Africa | 35,494 | |
| France | 32,863 | |
| Netherlands | 23,151 | |
| Thailand | 22,023 | |
| Philippines | 14,180 | |
| Sri Lanka | 13,839 | |
| Israel | 8,819 | |
| Poland | 8,703 | |
| China | 7,264 | |
| Türkiye | 5,136 | |
| Cambodia | 4,557 | |
| Romania | 4,488 | |
| Hungary | 4,422 | |
| Malaysia | 4,292 | |
| Kenya | 4,195 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 4,192 | |
| Indonesia | 3,643 | |
| Oman | 3,408 | |
| Greece | 3,328 | |
| Ukraine | 3,167 | |
| Egypt | 2,957 | |
| Bulgaria | 2,701 | |
| Serbia | 2,571 | |
| Hong Kong | 2,498 | |
| Iran | 2,495 | |
| Sweden | 2,273 | |
| Russia | 2,110 | |
| Botswana | 2,086 | |
| Tanzania | 1,954 | |
| Belgium | 1,719 | |
| Germany | 1,693 | |
| Mozambique | 1,399 | |
| Portugal | 1,358 | |
| Namibia | 1,334 | |
| Austria | 1,294 | |
| Kuwait | 1,176 |
Showing the top 40 of 157 places.
Related animals
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11,223,960 records
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7,289,858 records
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6,915,295 records
American herring gull
6,899,110 records
Black-headed Gull
6,838,408 records
Great Black-backed Gull
5,036,634 records
Mew Gull
3,398,916 records
Laughing Gull
3,221,312 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.