bird · Charadriiformes · Laridae
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770) . Occurrence records of the Caspian Tern are shared on GBIF from around 51 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all False Bay Nature Reserve (1 675 records), in 6 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernLaridae
51reserves with records
10 012records around them
6provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 675 |
| Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 902 |
| West Coast National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 824 |
| St. Lucia SystemProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 813 |
| Muizenberg CaveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 577 |
| Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 562 |
| De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 511 |
| St. James SpringNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 446 |
| Grysbok ParkNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 438 |
| St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 437 |
| Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 378 |
| Seal IslandNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 268 |
| Macassar Dunes Conservation AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 248 |
| Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 217 |
| Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 170 |
| Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 127 |
| Cape Recife Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 126 |
| Vaaldam Nature ReserveProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 123 |
| False Bay ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 119 |
| Burman BushProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 102 |
| Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 93 |
| Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 92 |
| Lake Sibayi Fresh Water ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 86 |
| Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 85 |
| Kabeljous Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 64 |
| Nyalazi State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 62 |
| Featherbed Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 50 |
| Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 44 |
| Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 44 |
| Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 42 |
| Bronkies Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 42 |
| Agulhas National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 41 |
| Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 25 |
| Kosi BayNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 25 |
| Fort D' Acre ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 20 |
| Vogelgat Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 19 |
| Walker Bay Whale SanctuaryMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 17 |
| Marcus Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 16 |
| Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 14 |
| Walker Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 11 |
| Loskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 10 |
| Robberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 9 |
| Harmony Flats Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 8 |
| Noorsekloof Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 7 |
| Rondeberg Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 4 |
| Sodwana Bay State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 4 |
| Koppies Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 4 |
| Jutten Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 4 |
| Cape Columbine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 3 |
| Commando Drift Nature ReserveProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 2 |
| Bronkies Angling and Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 2 |
By province
- Western Cape
- 31 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 9 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 5 reserves
- Gauteng
- 3 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 2 reserves
- Free State
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
- Scientific name
- Hydroprogne caspia
- GBIF taxon
- 2481236
- Wikidata
- Q27129
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.