Northern Tamandua

Northern Tamandua

Tamandua mexicana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Braulio Carrillo National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
10–20
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
2 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
4 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
5 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
6 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
7 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
8 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
9 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
10 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
11 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
12 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
13 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
14 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
15 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
16 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
17 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
18 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
19 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
20 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
21 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
0–10%
22 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
0–10%
23 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
0–10%
24 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
25 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
26 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
27 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
28 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
29 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
30 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
31 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
32 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
33 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
34 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
35 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
36 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Tamandua in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

About 28% of visitor-days record a Northern Tamandua sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 48 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Tamandua in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Northern Tamandua in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.

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