What Animal Lives Where

Where has the White-cheeked Tern been recorded?

Sterna repressa occurrence evidence comes from 112 records in 4 countries and territories, from 1886 to 2023. Most records come from Jordan.

White-cheeked Tern
White-cheeked Tern — Photo (display-sized rendition): Shah Jahan · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AvesCharadriiformesLaridaeSterna

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

112 records across 4 countries and territories, 1886–2023.

Sterna repressa · GBIF taxon key 5229267

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-24. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: September.

5 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: September. 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.

Records over time

18862023

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where White-cheeked Tern has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for White-cheeked Tern. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Jordan 107
Egypt 2
Oman 2
Kenya 1

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.