Blue Cotinga
Cotinga nattererii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCotingidae (Cotingas)
- GenusCotinga (Blue Cotingas)
- SpeciesCotinga nattererii (Blue Cotinga)
Closest Relatives at Darién National Park
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Querula purpurata
Cinnamon Becard
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata
Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
Rufous Piha
Lipaugus unirufus
Russet-winged Schiffornis
Schiffornis turdina
Speckled Mourner
Laniocera rufescens
One-colored Becard
Pachyramphus homochrous
Sharpbill
Oxyruncus cristatus
Cinereous Becard
Pachyramphus rufus
Black-tipped Cotinga
Carpodectes hopkei
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue Cotinga in Darién National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Blue Cotinga sighting in Darién National Park, based on 545 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Cotinga in Darién National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Blue Cotinga in Darién National Park in our monthly data.