Blue-throated Sapphire

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

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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	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
2	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
3	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
4	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
5	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
6	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
7	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
8	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
9	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
10	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
11	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
12	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
13	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
14	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
15	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
16	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
17	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
18	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
24	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
26	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
27	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-throated Sapphire in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Blue-throated Sapphire sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 73 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Blue-throated Sapphire in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Blue-throated Sapphire in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.