Bird
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea · Laridae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsMay–Julmost records
Records617,133in 30 countries
Most seen inSweden217,923 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Arctic Tern in brief
The arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) is a bird of the Laridae family — species of seabird.
Across the 30 countries we cover it has 617,133 published records, most of them from Sweden, Finland and Denmark. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, June and July and fall to their lowest in February and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Sweden217,923 records · best May, Jun
Finland132,016 records · best May, Jun
Denmark79,614 records · best Jul, May
Norway55,847 records · best Jun, Jul
Iceland48,626 records · best Jun, Jul
United Kingdom47,532 records · best May, Jul
Estonia10,422 records · best May, Jul
Netherlands7,282 records · best May, Jun
Germany6,391 records · best May, Jun
Ireland3,730 records · best Aug, Jul
Russia3,506 records · best Jul, Jun
Belgium3,151 records · best Sep, Apr
Poland404 records · best Oct, May
Latvia124 records · best May, Jul
New Zealand120 records · best Nov, Apr
Czechia113 records · best May, Oct
Switzerland110 records · best May, Jun
Gabon63 records · best Oct, Sep
Lithuania55 records · best May, Aug
Cape Verde32 records · best Sep, Apr
Liberia27 records · best Sep, Oct
Belarus16 records · best Oct, Jun
São Tomé and Príncipe15 records · best Oct, Aug
Barbados4 records · best May, Apr
Grenada2 records · best Oct, Jan
Kiribati2 records · best Jun, Oct
Saint Kitts and Nevis2 records · best May, Jan
Saint Lucia2 records · best May, Jan
Antigua and Barbuda1 records · best May, Jan
Libya1 records · best Mar, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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