Magnificent Frigatebird

Closest Relatives at Chirripó 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	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	70–80%
2	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	70–80%
3	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	70–80%
4	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	70–80%
5	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
6	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
7	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
8	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
9	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	40–50%
10	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
11	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
12	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
13	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
14	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
15	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	30–40%
16	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
17	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	30–40%
18	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
19	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
20	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
21	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
22	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
23	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	20–30%
24	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
25	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
26	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
27	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
28	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
29	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
30	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
31	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
32	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
33	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	10–20%
34	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
35	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	0–10%
36	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
37	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
38	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
40	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
41	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
42	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
43	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
44	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
45	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
46	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
50	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
51	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
52	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
53	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
55	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
57	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
58	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data