Shining Sunbeam

Closest Relatives at Cajas National Park

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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	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	30–40%
2	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	30–40%
3	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
4	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
5	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
7	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
8	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Shining Sunbeam in Cajas National Park?

About 29% of visitor-days record a Shining Sunbeam sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 168 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Shining Sunbeam in Cajas National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Shining Sunbeam in Cajas National Park in our monthly data.