Turquoise Cotinga
Cotinga ridgwayi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCotingidae (Cotingas)
- GenusCotinga (Blue Cotingas)
- SpeciesCotinga ridgwayi (Turquoise Cotinga)
Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata
Rufous Piha
Lipaugus unirufus
Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
Rose-throated Becard
Pachyramphus aglaiae
Three-wattled Bellbird
Procnias tricarunculatus
Russet-winged Schiffornis
Schiffornis turdina
Yellow-billed Cotinga
Carpodectes antoniae
Cinnamon Becard
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Turquoise Cotinga in Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Turquoise Cotinga sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Turquoise Cotinga in Piedras Blancas National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Turquoise Cotinga in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.