Pacific Ridley

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	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
2	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
3	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
4	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
5	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
6	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
7	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
8	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
9	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
10	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
11	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
12	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
13	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
14	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
15	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
16	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
17	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pacific Ridley in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

About 37% of visitor-days record a Pacific Ridley sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pacific Ridley in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

July has the highest sighting rate for Pacific Ridley in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.