
The whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida) is a tern in the family Laridae.
Most records Oct to Feb
When Whiskered Tern sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 675 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Whiskered Tern is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
675 records, iNaturalist
3 résultats à Afrique du Sud
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Espèce
Chlidonias hybrida
Observations
675
observations iNaturalist
Chaque réservation sur Spekboom soutient la conservation.
Une observation signifie qu'un hôte a vu le Whiskered Tern sur la propriété ou à proximité. Une observation n'est jamais garantie.
The Whiskered Tern is most recorded in Western Cape (39% of records), Gauteng (21% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (13% of records), based on 675 iNaturalist observations. 3 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Whiskered Tern on site or nearby.
Sightings of the Whiskered Tern peak from Oct to Feb, based on 675 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
The whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida) is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khelidonios, "swallow-like", from khelidon, "swallow". The specific hybridus is Latin for hybrid; Pallas thought it might be a hybrid of white-winged black tern and common tern, writing " Sterna fissipes et Hirundine natam ”.