Sandwich Tern

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	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
2	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
3	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
4	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
5	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
6	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
7	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	10–20%
8	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
9	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
10	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	0–10%
11	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
12	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
13	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	0–10%
14	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	0–10%
15	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
16	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
17	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
18	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
19	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
20	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
22	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
28	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
30	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
31	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
32	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
34	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
36	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
38	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
39	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
40	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
41	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
42	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
43	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
44	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
45	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
46	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
47	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
48	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
49	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sandwich Tern in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Sandwich Tern sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sandwich Tern in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

January has the highest sighting rate for Sandwich Tern in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.