Scarlet Macaw

Scarlet Macaw

Ara macao

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Piedras Blancas National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
2 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
3 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
4 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
40–50%
5 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
6 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
7 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
8 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
30–40%
9 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
10 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
11 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
12 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
13 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
14 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
15 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
16 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
17 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
18 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
19 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
20 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
21 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
22 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
0–10%
23 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
0–10%
24 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
25 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
26 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
28 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
29 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
30 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
31 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
32 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
33 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
34 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
35 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
36 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
37 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
38 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
39 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
40 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
41 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
42 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
43 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
44 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Scarlet Macaw in Piedras Blancas National Park?

About 26% of visitor-days record a Scarlet Macaw sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 494 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Scarlet Macaw in Piedras Blancas National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Scarlet Macaw in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.

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