Mangrove Swallow

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	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
2	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
3	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
5	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	20–30%
6	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
7	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
8	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
9	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
10	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
11	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
12	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
13	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
14	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
15	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
16	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
17	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
18	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
19	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
20	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
21	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
22	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
23	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
24	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
25	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
28	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
29	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
32	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
33	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
34	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
35	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
37	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
39	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
40	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mangrove Swallow in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Mangrove Swallow sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 52 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mangrove Swallow in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

September has the highest sighting rate for Mangrove Swallow in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.