Bird
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana · Laridae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsMay–Julmost records
Records18,897in 19 countries
Most seen inTaiwan10,411 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Black-naped Tern in brief
The black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana) is a bird of the Laridae family — species of bird.
Across the 19 countries we cover it has 18,897 published records, most of them from Taiwan, Indonesia and Singapore. 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
Taiwan10,411 records · best Jun, Jul
Indonesia2,984 records · best Aug, Oct
Singapore1,180 records · best May, Apr
Palau1,171 records · best Jan, Apr
Fiji971 records · best Jan, Nov
Maldives770 records · best Nov, Dec
Micronesia329 records · best Apr, Jan
Marshall Islands286 records · best Sep, Oct
Solomon Islands230 records · best Oct, Jun
Seychelles193 records · best Mar, Nov
Samoa168 records · best Jul, Jun
Tonga119 records · best Feb, Sep
Kiribati33 records · best Nov, Oct
Vanuatu32 records · best Oct, Apr
Brunei7 records · best Jun, Jul
Tuvalu5 records · best Oct, Jul
East Timor4 records · best Dec, Jul
Nauru3 records · best Jan, Mar
Mauritius1 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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