
The common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 1,103 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 Common Tern is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,103 records, iNaturalist
9 results in South Africa
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Species
Sterna hirundo
Records
1 103
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the Common Tern on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
The Common Tern is most recorded in Western Cape (70% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (18% of records), Eastern Cape (12% of records), based on 1 103 iNaturalist observations. 9 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Common Tern on site or nearby.
The Common Tern is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions.