Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl

Closest Relatives at Irazú Volcano National Park

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	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
2	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
3	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
4	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
5	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
6	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
7	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
8	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
9	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
10	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl in Irazú Volcano National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl in Irazú Volcano National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl in Irazú Volcano National Park in our monthly data.