Rufous Motmot

Closest Relatives at Manu 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	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
2	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
3	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
4	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
5	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
6	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
7	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
8	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
9	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
10	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0–10%
11	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
12	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
13	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
14	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
15	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
16	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
17	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
18	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
19	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
21	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
22	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
26	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
29	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
30	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 6% of visitor-days record a Rufous Motmot sighting in Manu National Park, based on 339 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

September has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Motmot in Manu National Park in our monthly data.