Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

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	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
2	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
3	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	20–30%
4	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
5	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	20–30%
6	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
7	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
8	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
9	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
10	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
11	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
12	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
13	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
14	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
15	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
16	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
17	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	0–10%
18	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
19	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
20	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
21	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
22	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
23	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	0–10%
24	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0–10%
25	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
26	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
27	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
28	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	0–10%
29	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
30	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
31	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
32	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
33	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
34	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
35	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
37	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
38	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
40	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
41	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
42	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
44	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
45	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
46	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
47	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
49	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
50	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
51	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
52	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
53	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
54	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
55	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
57	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
58	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-cowled Wood-Rail in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Gray-cowled Wood-Rail sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 161 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Gray-cowled Wood-Rail in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

August has the highest sighting rate for Gray-cowled Wood-Rail in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.