Great-tailed Grackle

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
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 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
80–90%
2 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
80–90%
3 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
70–80%
4 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
70–80%
5 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
60–70%
6 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
7 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
8 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
50–60%
9 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
10 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
50–60%
11 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
50–60%
12 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
13 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
50–60%
14 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
50–60%
15 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
50–60%
16 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
17 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
50–60%
18 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
19 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
20 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
21 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
22 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
23 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
24 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
25 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
26 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
27 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
28 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
30–40%
29 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
30 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
31 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
32 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
33 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
34 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
35 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
36 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
37 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
38 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
39 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
40 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
41 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
42 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
43 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
44 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
45 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
46 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
47 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
48 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
49 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
50 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
51 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
52 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
10–20%
53 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
54 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
55 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
56 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
57 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
58 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
59 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
60 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
61 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
62 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
63 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
64 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
65 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
66 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
67 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
68 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
69 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
70 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great-tailed Grackle in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 50% of visitor-days record a Great-tailed Grackle sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 4876 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great-tailed Grackle in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Great-tailed Grackle in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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