Gabb's Cottontail

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
2	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
3	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
4	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
5	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
6	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
7	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
8	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
9	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
10	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
11	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
12	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
13	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
14	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gabb's Cottontail in Arenal Volcano National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Gabb's Cottontail sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Gabb's Cottontail in Arenal Volcano National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Gabb's Cottontail in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.