Where does the Least Tern live?
Sternula antillarum has 676,714 records in 65 countries and territories, from 1868 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 676,714 records
- 65 places
- 157 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesLaridaeSternula
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 | 632,643 | |
| Mexico | 10,258 | |
| Puerto Rico | 6,087 | |
| Bahamas | 2,765 | |
| Guadeloupe | 2,435 | |
| Cayman Islands | 2,084 | |
| Bonaire | 1,909 | |
| Belize | 1,905 | |
| Venezuela | 1,749 | |
| Colombia | 1,698 | |
| Curaçao | 1,569 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 1,335 | |
| Aruba | 1,054 | |
| Anguilla | 927 | |
| Cuba | 867 | |
| Brazil | 727 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 635 | |
| Dominican Republic | 581 | |
| Saint Martin | 554 | |
| Costa Rica | 545 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 510 | |
| Guatemala | 423 | |
| Honduras | 385 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 373 | |
| El Salvador | 281 | |
| Canada | 211 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 200 | |
| Bermuda | 172 | |
| Panama | 159 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 157 | |
| Ireland | 152 | |
| Nicaragua | 151 | |
| Jamaica | 146 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 130 | |
| Suriname | 99 | |
| Barbados | 96 | |
| French Guiana | 96 | |
| Guyana | 94 | |
| Sint Maarten | 89 | |
| Martinique | 83 |
Showing the top 40 of 65 places.
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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.