Central American Spider Monkey

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

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	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
2	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
3	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	60–70%
4	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
5	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
6	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
7	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
8	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
9	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
10	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
11	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
12	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
13	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
14	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
15	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
16	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
17	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
18	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
19	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
20	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
21	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
22	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
24	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
26	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
27	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
30	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Central American Spider Monkey in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Central American Spider Monkey sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Central American Spider Monkey in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

July has the highest sighting rate for Central American Spider Monkey in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.