Great Frigatebird

Closest Relatives at Isla del Coco 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	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	90–100%
2	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
3	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
4	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
5	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
6	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
7	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Frigatebird in Isla del Coco National Park?

About 97% of visitor-days record a Great Frigatebird sighting in Isla del Coco National Park, based on 152 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Frigatebird in Isla del Coco National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Great Frigatebird in Isla del Coco National Park in our monthly data.