Purple-crowned Fairy

Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

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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	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
2	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
3	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
4	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
5	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
6	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
7	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
8	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
9	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
10	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
11	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
12	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
13	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
14	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
15	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
16	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
17	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
18	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
19	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
20	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
21	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
22	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
23	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
26	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
27	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Purple-crowned Fairy in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Purple-crowned Fairy sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Purple-crowned Fairy in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

August has the highest sighting rate for Purple-crowned Fairy in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.