West Indian Manatee

West Indian Manatee

Trichechus manatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Everglades National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
3 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
0–10%
4 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
5 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
6 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
7 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
8 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a West Indian Manatee in Everglades National Park?

About 42% of visitor-days record a West Indian Manatee sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 905 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see West Indian Manatee in Everglades National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for West Indian Manatee in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.

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