Slaty-backed Forest Falcon

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	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
2	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
3	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
4	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
5	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
6	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
7	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
8	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
9	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
10	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
11	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
12	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
13	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
14	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
15	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
16	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
17	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
18	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Slaty-backed Forest Falcon in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Slaty-backed Forest Falcon sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Slaty-backed Forest Falcon in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

October has the highest sighting rate for Slaty-backed Forest Falcon in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.