Masked Booby

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	30–40%
2	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
3	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
4	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
5	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
6	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
7	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
8	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
9	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
10	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
11	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
12	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
13	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
14	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
15	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
16	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
17	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Masked Booby in Isla del Coco National Park?

About 36% of visitor-days record a Masked Booby sighting in Isla del Coco National Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Masked Booby in Isla del Coco National Park?

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