Turkey Vulture

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	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	90–100%
2	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	70–80%
3	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	70–80%
4	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	70–80%
5	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	70–80%
6	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	70–80%
7	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
8	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	60–70%
9	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	60–70%
10	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
11	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	60–70%
12	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
13	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	60–70%
14	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
15	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	60–70%
16	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	60–70%
17	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	60–70%
18	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	60–70%
19	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
20	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	50–60%
21	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
22	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
23	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
24	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
25	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
26	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
27	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
28	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
29	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	50–60%
30	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	50–60%
31	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
32	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
33	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
34	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
35	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
36	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
37	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
38	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
39	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
40	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
41	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
42	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
43	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
44	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
45	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
46	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	40–50%
47	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
48	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
49	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
50	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
51	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
52	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
53	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	40–50%
54	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	40–50%
55	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
56	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
57	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
58	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
59	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	40–50%
60	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	40–50%
61	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	40–50%
62	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	40–50%
63	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
64	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
65	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
66	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	30–40%
67	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	30–40%
68	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
69	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
70	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
71	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
72	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	30–40%
73	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	30–40%
74	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
75	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
76	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
77	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	30–40%
78	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	30–40%
79	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
80	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
81	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
82	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
83	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
84	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
85	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
86	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
87	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	20–30%
88	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	20–30%
89	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
90	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
91	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
92	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
93	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
94	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
95	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
96	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
97	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
98	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
99	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
100	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
101	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	10–20%
102	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
103	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
104	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
105	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	10–20%
106	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
107	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
108	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
109	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
110	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
111	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
112	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
113	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
114	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
115	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
116	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	0–10%
117	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
118	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	0–10%
119	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
120	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
121	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
122	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
123	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
124	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
125	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
126	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
127	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
128	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
129	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
130	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
131	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
132	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Turkey Vulture in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 56% of visitor-days record a Turkey Vulture sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 596 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Turkey Vulture in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

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