Great Potoo

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	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
2	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
3	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
4	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
5	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	10–20%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
7	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
8	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
9	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
10	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
11	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
12	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
13	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
14	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
15	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
16	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
17	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
18	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
19	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
20	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
21	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
22	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
24	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
26	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
30	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
31	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
32	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
33	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
34	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
35	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Potoo in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Great Potoo sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 102 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Potoo in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

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