American Snail-eater

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

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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	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
2	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
3	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
4	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
5	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
6	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
7	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
8	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
9	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
10	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
11	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
12	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Snail-eater in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 12% of visitor-days record a American Snail-eater sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Snail-eater in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

November has the highest sighting rate for American Snail-eater in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.