Black Skimmer

Closest Relatives at Chagres 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	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	50–60%
2	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
3	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
4	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	30–40%
5	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
6	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
7	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	10–20%
8	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
9	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
10	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
11	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
12	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	0–10%
13	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
14	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0–10%
15	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
17	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
18	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
19	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
20	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
21	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
22	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
24	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
27	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
29	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
30	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
31	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
32	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
34	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
35	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
36	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
37	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
38	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
39	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
40	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
41	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
42	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data