Common Potoo

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	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	20–30%
2	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
4	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
5	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
6	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
7	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
8	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
9	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	0–10%
10	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
11	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	0–10%
12	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
13	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
14	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
15	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
16	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
17	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
18	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
19	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
20	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
21	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
22	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
23	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
24	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
26	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
27	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
29	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
30	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
31	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
33	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
34	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
37	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
42	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
43	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
44	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
45	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
46	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
47	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
48	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
49	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
50	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
51	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
52	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Potoo in El Impenetrable National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Common Potoo sighting in El Impenetrable National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Potoo in El Impenetrable National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Common Potoo in El Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.