Oilbird
Steatornis caripensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderSteatornithiformes (Oilbirds)
- FamilySteatornithidae (Oilbirds)
- GenusSteatornis
- SpeciesSteatornis caripensis (Oilbird)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Oilbird sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
📅 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 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 13 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 14 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 18 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Oilbird in Podocarpus National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Oilbird sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Oilbird in Podocarpus National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Oilbird in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.