Tern | OSRS Index

Terns are monsters that can be found in the Ardent Ocean and Western Ocean. The player may be assigned to kill them as a bounty task starting at 30 Sailing. A guaranteed bounty task can be received from The Pandemonium and Port Sarim.

Any boat with a steel keel or better will not take any damage from terns.

Locations

Location	Levels	Spawns	Map	League region
Bay of Sarim - south-east of Mudskipper Point	20	21	Show map	N/A
Catherby Bay - west of Entrana	20	14	Show map	N/A
Great Sound - north of Salvager Overlook	20	14	Show map	N/A
Hosidian Sea - north of Chinchompa Island	20	20	Show map	N/A

Level	XP	Notice board		Item qty	Item rarity	Map
30	3,465	The Pandemonium^[a]	Beak	5	1/10	Show map
38	3,465	Civitas illa Fortis	Beak	5	1/10	Show map
50	3,465	Port Roberts	Beak	5	1/10	Show map
30	3,465	Brimhaven	Feather	15	1/3	Show map
30	3,465	Catherby	Feather	15	1/3	Show map
30	3,465	Land's End	Feather	15	1/3	Show map
30	3,465	Musa Point	Feather	15	1/3	Show map
30	3,465	Port Piscarilius	Feather	15	1/3	Show map
30	3,465	Port Sarim^[a]	Feather	15	1/3	Show map

Drop rates are estimated based on 123,890 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average value of a Tern kill is 395.91.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bones	1	Always	30	0

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Flax seed	1	15/500	13	3
Hemp seed	1	9/500	722	3
Cotton seed	1	6/500	4,023	3
Elkhorn frag	1	6/500	146	15
Pillar frag	1	3/500	674	31
Umbral frag	1	1/500	3,890	46

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Bird nest (seeds)	1	65/5,000	Not sold	271
Bird nest (ring)	1	32/5,000	Not sold	271
Bird nest (red egg)	1	1/5,000	Not sold	271
Bird nest (green egg)	1	1/5,000	Not sold	271
Bird nest (blue egg)	1	1/5,000	Not sold	271

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Feather	100–200	25/50	300–600	100–200
Raw salmon	1	6/50	29	18
Raw tuna	1	4/50	51	24
Sapphire	1	4/50	220	150
Sapphire ring	1	4/50	414	540
Oak roots	1	2/50	47	1

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Tern feather	1	1/3^{[d 1]}	Not sold	N/A
Tern beak	1	1/10^{[d 1]}	Not sold	N/A
Clue scroll (easy)	1	~1/125^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	Not sold	12

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 Only dropped while on an applicable bounty task.
^ The easy clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/118 after unlocking the easy Combat Achievements rewards tier.
^ Clue scrolls will drop as scroll boxes after the completion of X Marks the Spot.

Date	Changes
1 April 2026 (Update)	Reduced Hitpoints from 46 to 22 and combat level from 26 to 20.
18 March 2026 (Update)	To compensate for boat combat changes, terns received the following adjustments: Hitpoints increased from 30 to 46. Combat level increased from 22 to 26.

Its examine text before being killed is a reference to the song "Turn Down For What" by Producer DJ Snake and rapper Lil John.
Its examine text after being killed is a reference to the phrase "how the tables have turned".

Monsters

Sharks	Bull shark Hammerhead shark Tiger shark Great white shark
Sea mammals	Dolphin Mogre Narwhal Orca
Kraken	Pygmy kraken Spined kraken Armoured kraken Veiled kraken Vampyre kraken
Rays	Eagle ray Butterfly ray Stingray Manta ray
Birds	Tern Osprey Frigatebird Albatross

Cannons

Standard	Bronze Iron Steel Mithril Granite Adamant Rune Dragon
Chainshot	Bronze Iron Steel Mithril Adamant Rune Dragon ^{(unobtainable)}
Incendiary	Bronze Iron Steel Mithril Adamant Rune Dragon ^{(unobtainable)}

Repair kit

Unique drops

Port tasks

Tasks

Scenery

Crates

Bounty tasks

Sharks	Bull shark jaw liver Hammerhead shark jaw liver Tiger shark jaw liver Great white shark jaw liver
Marine mammals	Mogre mace head Narwhal blubber tusk Orca blubber teeth
Krakens	Pygmy kraken tentacle ink sac Spined kraken tentacle ink sac Armoured kraken tentacle ink sac Veiled kraken tentacle ink sac Vampyre kraken tentacle ink sac
Rays	Eagle ray fin skin Butterfly ray fin skin Stingray fin skin Manta ray fin skin
Birds	Tern feather beak Osprey feather beak Frigatebird feather beak Albatross feather beak