Little tern: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the little tern lives – recorded in 64 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sternula albifrons
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	64 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania
Mass	10 g (birth weight); 57 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Laridae

Where does the little tern live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the little tern in 64 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa, Indonesia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a little tern?

Wikidata records the following for the little tern: mass 10 g (birth weight); 57 g (adult weight).

Is the little tern endangered?

The little tern’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the little tern?

The little tern (Sternula albifrons) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Laridae, genus Sternula. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the little tern

The little tern (Sternula albifrons) is a small seabird of the family Laridae. It is widely distributed breeding on the coasts and inland waterways of Europe, Asia, north and west Africa, and eastern Australia. It winters in the subtropical and tropical oceans as far south as South Africa and Australia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Little tern (revision 1369130856), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q12267692 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).