Great Potoo

Closest Relatives at Darién 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	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
2	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
3	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
4	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
5	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	10–20%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
7	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
8	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
9	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
10	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
11	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
12	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
13	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
14	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
15	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
16	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
17	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
18	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
19	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
20	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
21	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
22	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
24	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
26	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
30	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
31	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
32	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
33	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
34	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
35	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Potoo in Darién National Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Great Potoo sighting in Darién National Park, based on 429 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Potoo in Darién National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Great Potoo in Darién National Park in our monthly data.