Elegant Trogon

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

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	40–50%
2	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
3	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
4	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
5	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
6	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
7	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
8	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
9	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
10	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Elegant Trogon in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Elegant Trogon sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 79 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Elegant Trogon in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

March has the highest sighting rate for Elegant Trogon in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.