American Kestrel

Closest Relatives at Carara National Park

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	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	40–50%
2	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	30–40%
3	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	30–40%
4	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	30–40%
5	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
6	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
7	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	20–30%
8	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	20–30%
9	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
10	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
11	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
12	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
13	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
14	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
15	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
16	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
17	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	10–20%
18	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
19	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
20	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
21	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
22	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
23	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
24	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
25	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
26	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
27	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
28	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
29	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
30	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
31	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
32	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
33	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
34	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
35	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
36	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
37	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	0–10%
38	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
39	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
40	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
41	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
42	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
43	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
44	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
45	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
46	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
47	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
48	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
49	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	0–10%
50	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
51	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
52	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
53	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
54	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
55	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
56	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
57	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
58	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
59	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
60	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
61	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
62	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
63	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
64	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
65	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
66	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
67	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
68	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
69	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
70	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
71	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
72	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
73	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
74	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
75	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
76	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
77	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
78	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
79	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
80	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
81	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
82	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
83	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
84	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
85	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
86	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
87	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
88	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
89	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
90	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
91	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
92	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
93	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
94	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
95	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
96	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	Insufficient data
97	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
98	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
99	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
100	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
101	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
102	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
103	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
104	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
105	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
106	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
107	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
108	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
109	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
110	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
111	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
112	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
113	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
114	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
115	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
116	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
117	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
118	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
119	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data