Hawksbill

Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands

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	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	90–100%
2	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	30–40%
3	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
4	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
5	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
6	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
7	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
8	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
9	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
10	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	Insufficient data
11	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
12	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
13	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
14	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
15	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
16	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
17	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
18	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
19	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
20	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
21	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
22	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
23	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
24	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
25	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hawksbill in Galápagos Islands?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Hawksbill sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 54 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Hawksbill in Galápagos Islands?

March has the highest sighting rate for Hawksbill in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.