American Pygmy Kingfisher

Closest Relatives at Manuel Antonio 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	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	30–40%
2	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
3	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
4	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
5	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
6	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
7	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
8	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
9	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
10	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
11	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
12	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
13	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
14	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
15	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
16	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
17	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
18	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
19	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
22	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
23	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
24	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
25	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
26	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
32	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
33	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
34	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
36	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
37	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
39	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
40	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
42	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
43	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
44	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
45	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
46	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
47	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Pygmy Kingfisher in Manuel Antonio National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a American Pygmy Kingfisher sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park, based on 74 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Pygmy Kingfisher in Manuel Antonio National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for American Pygmy Kingfisher in Manuel Antonio National Park in our monthly data.