Bat Falcon

Closest Relatives at Darién 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	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	30–40%
2	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
3	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
4	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
5	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
6	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
7	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
8	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
9	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
10	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
11	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
12	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	0–10%
13	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
14	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
15	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
16	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
17	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
18	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
19	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0–10%
20	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
21	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
22	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	0–10%
23	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
24	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
25	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
26	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
27	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	0–10%
28	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
29	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
30	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
31	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	0–10%
32	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
33	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
34	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
35	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
36	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	<5%
39	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
40	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
41	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
42	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
45	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
46	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
48	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
50	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
52	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
53	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
54	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
55	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
56	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
57	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
58	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
59	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
60	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
61	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
62	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
63	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
64	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
65	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
66	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
67	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
68	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
69	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
70	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
71	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
72	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
73	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
74	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
75	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
76	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
77	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
78	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bat Falcon in Darién National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Bat Falcon sighting in Darién National Park, based on 363 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bat Falcon in Darién National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Bat Falcon in Darién National Park in our monthly data.