Margay

Closest Relatives at Manu National Park

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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	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
2	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
3	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
4	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
5	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
6	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
7	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
8	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
9	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
10	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
11	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
12	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
13	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
14	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
15	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
16	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
17	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
18	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
19	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
20	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
21	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
22	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Margay in Manu National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Margay sighting in Manu National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Margay in Manu National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Margay in Manu National Park in our monthly data.