Gulls & Terns in Caribbean Netherlands
Our list for Caribbean Netherlands has 4 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 3 summer visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Caribbean Netherlands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cmBody 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