Tumbes Round Ray
Urobatis tumbesensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderMyliobatiformes (Stingrays)
- FamilyUrotrygonidae (American Round Rays)
- GenusUrobatis
- SpeciesUrobatis tumbesensis (Tumbes Round Ray)
Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tumbes Round Ray in Machalilla National Park?
About 48% of visitor-days record a Tumbes Round Ray sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tumbes Round Ray in Machalilla National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Tumbes Round Ray in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.