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

Quick answers

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

About 17% of visitor-days record a Laughing Falcon sighting in Darién National Park, based on 510 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

August has the highest sighting rate for Laughing Falcon in Darién National Park in our monthly data.