Wood Stork

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	60–70%
2	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
3	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	30–40%
4	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
5	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	30–40%
6	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
7	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
8	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
9	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	10–20%
10	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
11	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
12	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
13	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
14	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
15	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
16	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
17	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
18	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
19	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
20	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0–10%
21	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
22	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
26	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
27	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
29	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
30	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
31	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
32	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
34	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
36	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
38	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
40	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
42	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
43	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
44	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
46	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
47	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
48	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
50	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
51	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
53	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
54	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
55	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
56	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
57	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
58	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
59	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
60	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
61	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
62	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
63	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
64	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
65	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
66	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
67	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
68	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
69	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wood Stork in Everglades National Park?

About 24% of visitor-days record a Wood Stork sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 2876 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Wood Stork in Everglades National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Wood Stork in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.