Northern Potoo

Northern Potoo

Nyctibius jamaicensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve

Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
2 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
3 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
0–10%
4 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
5 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
<5%
6 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
7 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
8 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
9 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
11 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
12 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
13 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
14 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
15 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
16 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
17 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
18 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
19 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
20 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 2% of visitor-days record a Northern Potoo sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

July has the highest sighting rate for Northern Potoo in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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