Jaguar

Jaguar

Panthera onca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
20–30
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
80–90%
2 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
3 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
5 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
6 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
7 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
10–20%
8 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
9 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
10 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
11 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
12 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
13 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
14 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
15 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
16 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
17 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
18 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
19 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
20 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
21 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
22 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
23 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
24 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
25 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
26 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
27 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
28 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Jaguar in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Jaguar sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Jaguar in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?

September has the highest sighting rate for Jaguar in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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