Gulls & Terns in Aruba
Our list for Aruba has 5 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 summer visitors and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Aruba in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusScarceUncommon52–64 cm
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaScarceRare33–42 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made