Black Vulture

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	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
2	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
3	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	70–80%
4	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	70–80%
5	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	70–80%
6	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	70–80%
7	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
8	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	70–80%
9	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	70–80%
10	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	70–80%
11	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	70–80%
12	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	60–70%
13	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
14	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
15	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
16	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	60–70%
17	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	60–70%
18	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	60–70%
19	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
20	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	60–70%
21	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
22	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	50–60%
23	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
24	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
25	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
26	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	50–60%
27	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	50–60%
28	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	50–60%
29	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
30	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
31	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
32	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
33	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	50–60%
34	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	50–60%
35	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	50–60%
36	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	50–60%
37	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	50–60%
38	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	50–60%
39	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	50–60%
40	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	50–60%
41	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	50–60%
42	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
43	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
44	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
45	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	40–50%
46	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	40–50%
47	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	40–50%
48	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	40–50%
49	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
50	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
51	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
52	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
53	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
54	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
55	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
56	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
57	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
58	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	40–50%
59	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
60	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
61	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
62	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
63	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
64	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
65	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
66	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
67	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	30–40%
68	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	30–40%
69	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	30–40%
70	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	30–40%
71	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	30–40%
72	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
73	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	30–40%
74	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	30–40%
75	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	30–40%
76	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
77	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
78	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
79	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	30–40%
80	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	30–40%
81	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
82	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
83	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
84	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
85	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
86	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	20–30%
87	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
88	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	20–30%
89	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	10–20%
90	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
91	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
92	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
93	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
94	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
95	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
96	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
97	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
98	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
99	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
100	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Vulture in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 65% of visitor-days record a Black Vulture sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 701 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Vulture in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

February has the highest sighting rate for Black Vulture in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.