Magnificent Frigatebird

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	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	70–80%
2	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	70–80%
3	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	70–80%
4	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	70–80%
5	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
6	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
7	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
8	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
9	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	40–50%
10	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
11	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
12	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
13	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
14	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
15	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	30–40%
16	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
17	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	30–40%
18	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
19	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
20	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
21	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
22	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
23	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	20–30%
24	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
25	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
26	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
27	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
28	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
29	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
30	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
31	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
32	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
33	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	10–20%
34	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
35	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	0–10%
36	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
37	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
38	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
40	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
41	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
42	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
43	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
44	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
45	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
46	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
50	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
51	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
52	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
53	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
55	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
57	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
58	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Magnificent Frigatebird in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

About 31% of visitor-days record a Magnificent Frigatebird sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 169 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Magnificent Frigatebird in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

October has the highest sighting rate for Magnificent Frigatebird in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.