Turquoise-browed Motmot

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	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	70–80%
2	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
3	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
4	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	40–50%
5	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
6	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
7	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
8	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
9	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
10	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
11	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
12	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
13	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
14	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
15	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
16	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
17	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
18	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
20	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
21	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
22	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
23	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
24	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Turquoise-browed Motmot in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

About 40% of visitor-days record a Turquoise-browed Motmot sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 220 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Turquoise-browed Motmot in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

May has the highest sighting rate for Turquoise-browed Motmot in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.