Bird
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii · Laridae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsJun–Augmost records
Records18,430in 26 countries
Most seen inUnited Kingdom5,246 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Roseate Tern in brief
The roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is a bird of the Laridae family — species of bird.
Across the 26 countries we cover it has 18,430 published records, most of them from the United Kingdom, Portugal and Taiwan. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in June, July and August and fall to their lowest in January 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
United Kingdom5,246 records · best Jul, Jun
Portugal4,670 records · best Jun, May
Taiwan4,638 records · best Jun, Jul
Ireland1,251 records · best Jul, Aug
Grenada646 records · best Jul, Jun
Trinidad and Tobago402 records · best Jun, May
Bahamas328 records · best May, Jun
Barbados261 records · best Jul, Aug
Madagascar230 records · best Jul, Oct
Seychelles193 records · best Aug, Jul
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines119 records · best Jun, Aug
Antigua and Barbuda66 records · best Jun, Jul
Dominican Republic66 records · best May, Jun
Dominica60 records · best Jun, May
Saint Lucia60 records · best Jul, Jun
Cuba33 records · best Aug, Apr
Cape Verde31 records · best Apr, Mar
Saint Kitts and Nevis31 records · best Jul, Jun
Solomon Islands30 records · best Apr, Jul
Maldives24 records · best Mar, Feb
Mauritius17 records · best Dec, Feb
Togo14 records · best Dec, Feb
Haiti8 records · best May, Dec
Jamaica4 records · best Jun, Nov
Palau1 records · best Apr, Jan
Samoa1 records · best Aug, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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