Lesser Violetear

Closest Relatives at Irazú Volcano National Park

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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	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
2	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
3	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
4	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
5	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
6	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
7	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
8	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
9	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
10	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
11	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
12	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
13	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
14	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
15	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
16	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
17	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
18	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
19	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
20	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
21	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
22	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
23	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
24	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
26	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Violetear in Irazú Volcano National Park?

About 63% of visitor-days record a Lesser Violetear sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 376 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lesser Violetear in Irazú Volcano National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Violetear in Irazú Volcano National Park in our monthly data.