Red-billed Tropicbird

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	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
2	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
3	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
4	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
5	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
6	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
7	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
8	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
9	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
10	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
11	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
12	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
13	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
14	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
15	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
16	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-billed Tropicbird in Galápagos Islands?

About 33% of visitor-days record a Red-billed Tropicbird sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 2388 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Red-billed Tropicbird in Galápagos Islands?

June has the highest sighting rate for Red-billed Tropicbird in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.