Red-billed Tropicbird

Red-billed Tropicbird

Phaethon aethereus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at La Amistad International Park (Panama)

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
2 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
3 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
4 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
5 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
6 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
7 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
11 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
12 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
13 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
14 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
16 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-billed Tropicbird in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Red-billed Tropicbird sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 288 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Red-billed Tropicbird in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

November has the highest sighting rate for Red-billed Tropicbird in La Amistad International Park (Panama) in our monthly data.

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