Hawksbill

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland 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	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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Hawksbill sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Hawksbill in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Hawksbill in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.