Whimbrel

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

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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	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	70–80%
2	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
3	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
4	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
5	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
6	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
7	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
8	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
9	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
10	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
11	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
12	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
13	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
14	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
15	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
16	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
17	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
18	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
19	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
20	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
21	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
22	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
23	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
24	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
25	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
26	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
28	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
29	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
30	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
31	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
32	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
33	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
34	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
35	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
36	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
38	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
39	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
40	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
41	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 23% of visitor-days record a Whimbrel sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Whimbrel in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.