Common Caiman

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	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	80–90%
2	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	60–70%
3	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
4	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
5	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
6	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	40–50%
7	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
8	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
9	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
10	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
11	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	30–40%
12	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
13	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
14	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
15	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
16	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
17	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
18	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
19	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
20	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
21	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
22	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
23	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
24	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
25	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
26	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
27	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
28	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
30	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
31	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
32	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
33	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
34	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
35	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
36	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
39	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Caiman in Darién National Park?

About 32% of visitor-days record a Common Caiman sighting in Darién National Park, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Caiman in Darién National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Common Caiman in Darién National Park in our monthly data.