Gulls & Terns in Curaçao
Our list for Curaçao has 5 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 3 summer visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Curaçao in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Black Tern 22–26 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 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