Brown Pelican

Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park

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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	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	80–90%
2	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	70–80%
3	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	70–80%
4	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
5	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	60–70%
6	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	60–70%
7	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
8	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
9	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
10	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	40–50%
11	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
12	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
13	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
14	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	40–50%
15	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	30–40%
16	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
17	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
18	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
19	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
20	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
21	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
22	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
23	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
24	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
25	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
26	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	20–30%
27	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
28	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
29	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	10–20%
30	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
31	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
32	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	0–10%
33	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	0–10%
34	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
35	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
36	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
37	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
38	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
39	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
40	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
41	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
42	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
43	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
45	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
46	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
47	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
48	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
49	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
50	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
51	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
52	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
53	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
54	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	Insufficient data
55	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
56	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
57	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
58	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
59	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
60	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
61	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data