Where does the Common Tern live?
Sterna hirundo has 3,064,015 records in 216 countries and territories, from 1800 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 3,064,015 records
- 216 places
- 186 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesLaridaeSterna
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 703,554 | |
| Sweden | 482,194 | |
| Netherlands | 298,069 | |
| Canada | 287,793 | |
| Finland | 214,471 | |
| United Kingdom | 175,649 | |
| Denmark | 130,988 | |
| Norway | 115,696 | |
| France | 103,377 | |
| Belgium | 56,297 | |
| Spain | 49,322 | |
| South Africa | 36,470 | |
| Russia | 34,406 | |
| Poland | 30,212 | |
| Germany | 30,170 | |
| Australia | 30,109 | |
| Portugal | 28,261 | |
| Estonia | 17,507 | |
| Taiwan | 16,664 | |
| India | 13,370 | |
| Israel | 13,103 | |
| Namibia | 12,819 | |
| China | 11,147 | |
| Czechia | 8,795 | |
| Greece | 8,746 | |
| Türkiye | 8,722 | |
| Ireland | 7,591 | |
| Ukraine | 6,840 | |
| Italy | 6,584 | |
| Thailand | 6,492 | |
| Austria | 5,454 | |
| Switzerland | 5,411 | |
| Mexico | 5,246 | |
| Bulgaria | 4,968 | |
| Romania | 4,613 | |
| Mongolia | 3,796 | |
| Bermuda | 3,730 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 3,681 | |
| Belarus | 3,074 | |
| Hungary | 3,067 |
Showing the top 40 of 216 places.
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Laughing Gull
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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.