American Oystercatcher

Closest Relatives at Carara 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	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	70–80%
2	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	70–80%
3	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
4	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
5	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
6	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
7	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
8	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
9	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
10	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
11	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
12	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
13	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
14	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
15	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
18	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
19	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
20	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
21	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
22	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
23	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
24	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
25	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
26	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
27	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data